By Bob Walsh
Diane Stuart is the Chief of Police of Hayward, CA. This is a bedroom community in the East Bay area. Chief Stuart is, as of yesterday, on paid administrative leave due to a “personnel issue” pending further investigation.
Stuart, who has been chief for five years, previously worked for the San Jose (CA) PD under the name Diane Urbane. There is no information in the news reports I have read about her being married, divorced or whatever.
Stuart was pretty hot stuff in San Jose, working for their intelligence unit and on the SWAT team among other assignments. When she left to become chief in Hayward she was replaced by another female, Rikki Goede, who is now the chief in Piedmont.
Presumably Stuart did not leave a bad taste at San Jose when she left or they would not have moved in another female chief. She was an assistant chief when she left San Jose.
Captain Mark Koller is the Acting Chief in Hayward pending resolution of whatever is going on.
1 comment:
5 years for Chief of Police is just about the normal maximum.
Post a Comment