Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg removed the “interim” tag from Paul Humphrey’s title, naming him as the permanent Louisville Metro Police chief effective immediately at a news conference Monday morning.
During the announcement, Greenberg said the city needs “stable and strong leadership” to become the “best police department in America.”
“The most trusted, the best trained, the most transparent,” Greenberg said. “To build on this positive momentum, we need a leader. A leader with the skills, experience, temperament, commitment and passion that Paul Humphrey has demonstrated.”
He continued, emphasizing Humphrey’s focus on communication internally, with his administration and with the public.
“Even if it might be things we don’t want to talk about, that we wish were a different way, dealing with reality, dealing with the facts and willing to make difficult decisions, I think is incredibly important for the leadership of LMPD, for any important leadership role,” Greenberg said.
Humphrey announced that the department will see “one of the largest command staff movements in the history of LMPD.”