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FOP President David James Steps Down To Fill Cabinet Position With Attorney Generals Office

David James, president of the River City Fraternal Order of Police, announced

at the last general meeting that he will be stepping down from the post he

has held for three years. Effective January 15th , David will become the inaugural

director the Kentucky Bureau of Investigation. "I cannot find the words

to adequately describe what a painstaking decision this was for me," James

said. "In the end, I decided I could not pass on such a great opportunity." In

addition to stepping down as President, James is also forced to resign from

the Police Department where he has served for 19 years.

"The Fraternal Order of Police has made great progress under his leadership.

We are more focused, better reflect the views of our members in the public

arena and do a better job of bringing together disparate views of the Law Enforcement

community.? said one member. Similar sentiments were echoed throughout the

department.

"During his tenure, the FOP stood its ground behind numerous officer

related and contractual issues with local government," Secretary Paul

Schweizer said. "The fact that we were able to bring about successful

resolutions to the majority of these violations, directly speaks to the resolve

of our president.?

One officer commented, ?It hard to find leaders like David, I'm surprised

he agreed to stay this long.?

?Yes it is.