FORT PIERCE – Rumors swirling in the Fort Pierce community about the naming of the next city police chief ramped up late Wednesday when the Fort Pierce Police Officers Union and the Sergeant and Lieutenants Union announced their endorsement of Acting Deputy Chief Caleb Gillette for the job.
“This vote represents the collective voice of the men and women who serve and protect Fort Pierce every day,” the unions said in their statement. “We encourage our citizens and city officials to hear that voice and recognize the leadership our officers stand behind.”
According to the unions’ statement, Gillette began his law enforcement career at Fort Pierce Police Department in 2001, as a patrol officer, rising through the ranks from sergeant to lieutenant, SWAT commander and twice serving as acting deputy chief during his career here…