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Chief Day Appoints Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief; Promotes Others

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Portrait photos of DC Gjovik and AC Dobson
In a promotions ceremony on January 16, 2025, Portland Police Chief Bob Day appointed Chris Gjovik as Deputy Chief, Craig Dobson as Assistant Chief of the Operations Branch and Captain Brian Hughes to Commander of Central Precinct. All three had been acting in these roles since June 2024.
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Deputy Chief Gjovik has more than 24 years of law enforcement experience and previously served as the Assistant Chief of Operations. He is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum’s (PERF) Senior Management Institute for Police. Assistant Chief Dobson has more than 26 years of law enforcement experience and previously served as the Commander of Central Precinct. A graduate of the FBI National Academy, Craig is an internationally known expert on crowd management.

Chief Day also swore in three detectives, three lieutenants and three captains. 

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