Simi Police Chief Picked to Lead Glendale Agency

Simi Valley Police Chief Randy Adams has been appointed Glendale’s police chief, Glendale city officials announced Wednesday. He will assume the new post Jan. 31.

Adams, 51, replaces longtime Chief Russell Siverling, who retired this week. Capt. Ron DePompa is serving as interim chief. Meanwhile, Simi Valley Police Capt. Mark Layhew was named as Adams’ successor.

“I am proud to be selected and look forward to joining the Glendale Police Department and continuing to build on its fine reputation,” Adams said in a statement. He takes over a department with 244 sworn officers and 114 civilian employees.

As Simi Valley chief since 1995, Adams oversaw 120 officers and 66 civilian employees. In recent years, the city has consistently vied with Thousand Oaks as the nation’s safest city of 100,000 or more population.

Previously, Adams served for 23 years in the Ventura Police Department.

He holds master’s degrees in management from Cal Poly Pomona and administration of justice from Cal Lutheran University. He earned a bachelor’s in police science and administration from Cal State Los Angeles.

Adams has served as president of the California Peace Officers Assn. and graduated from the Peace Officer Standards and Training Command College and the FBI National Academy.