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Camden Names Its First Latina Deputy Police Chief

Captain Janell Simpson will be deputy chief of the Camden County Police Department.
Kimberly Paynter
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WHYY
Captain Janell Simpson will be deputy chief of the Camden County Police Department.

A 20-year law enforcement veteran in Camden has made history as the city's first woman and Latina to hold the rank of deputy chief. From the New Jersey Desk, WHYY's Kenneth Burns reports.

(Original air-date: 7/21/22)

Kenneth Burns is WHYY’s South Jersey reporter. He joined the station in 2018 as an anchor. He also contributed stories and won a 2020 Keystone Media Award for one of them.