Reitze Named City of F.C. Chief of Police

Acting Chief of Police Harry Reitze was named Tuesday the Chief of Police of the City of Falls Church effective yesterday, according to a release from the office of City Manager Wyatt Shields. Following the retirement of Chief Robert Murray last fall, Reitze began serving as the Acting Chief on Dec. 1, 2006. “Harry has provided solid leadership over the past several months as Acting Chief, and moved important public safety initiatives forward, including a renewed emphasis on highly visible community-oriented policing,” Shields stated. Following work for the FBI, Reitze joined the City in July 1975 as a patrol officer. He was named Captain in 1998 and in July 2002 named Assistant Chief and Commander of the Uniform Patrol Division. In February 2004 he was reassigned as Assistant Chief and Commander of the Operations Division. He has received more than 2,200 hours of law enforcement training and graduated from the FBI’s National Academy and the Virginia Chief of Police’s Professional Executive Leadership School.
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