Columbus Police Chief Stoney Mathis came to the Columbus Police Department as an interim chief in May 2023 before being named as full-time police chief the following October.
During that time, the department has reached full staffing, base pay for officers has increased, and workplace morale has improved, according to Mathis.
The city has seen reduced Part I crime levels, which include murder, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny and auto theft…