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San Luis Police Chief retires after 10 years

By Samantha Byrd

Published January 11, 2023 11:45 AM

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - San Luis's Police Chief, Richard Jessup, is set to retire from the department Thursday after serving the city for 10 years.

Chief Jessup says it has been an honor being the Chief of Police in San Luis, the largest city, with a port of entry, located on the Arizona and Mexico border, for over 5 years.

Chief Jessup started his law enforcement career in 1982 as a police officer in San Jacinto, California.

He has worked for several other departments to include the Yuma Police Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety during his career in law enforcement.

Samantha Byrd will have more in an exclusive interview with Jessup this evening at 6.

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Samantha Byrd

Samantha Byrd joined the KYMA team in February 2022 and is the morning anchor/producer for News 11 and Fox 9.

You can reach out to her with story ideas at sammy.byrd@kecytv.com

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