The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Chief Camper leaves some big shoes to fill
Congratulations to Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper, who is stepping down from his post on Dec. 1 to head up the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
We’re sad to see him go, but it’s becoming a common occurrence for the Grand Valley’s most competent public servants to head for greener pastures.
We saw it when Stan Hilkey resigned as Mesa County’s sheriff to accept a gubernatorial appointment to lead the Colorado Department of Public Safety and more recently when Grand Junction Economic Partnership Executive Director Kristi Pollard announced her resignation to take a similar job in Jefferson County.
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