FCC Chmn. Martin named Derek Poarch, U. of N.C. police chief, the...
FCC Chmn. Martin named Derek Poarch, U. of N.C. police chief, the first permanent head of the Public Safety Bureau. Since it opened in Sept., the Bureau has been run by Ken Moran, an FCC staffer with no law…
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enforcement experience, prompting safety officials to press for a chief from their world. Poarch, chief of police at Martin’s undergraduate alma mater, heads a department of 300 full and part-time employees. Several sources said Fri. they were surprised Martin hadn’t picked a chief with a higher profile. But Harlin McEwen, a former police chief who represents law enforcement groups on spectrum issues, endorsed Martin’s choice. “It shows the chairman’s commitment to the public safety community to address our critical needs,” he said.