Pinole officials has promoted a longtime-serving law enforcement commander as the city’s acting police chief, city officials said.
Pinole Commander Matt Avery was formally promoted to Acting Police Chief, filling in for soon-to-retire Police Chief Neil Gang, city officials said in a Tuesday statement.
A 24-year Pinole resident and an active community member, Avery has been working for 25 years in law enforcement in Pinole, serving in various police divisions, including detective, support services, field training, and dispatch. He was named the Special Olympics Northern California Law Enforcement Volunteer of the Year in 2022, according to city officials.
“It is an exciting time for Pinole with our new City Manager joining us and eventually a new police chief who can build on the foundation that retiring Police Chief and Interim City Manager Gang has built,” he said in a statement.
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