CHESTER, S.C. — The City of Chester has a new police chief.
William Petty has been appointed to the role. He was most recently the department’s deputy police chief and has spent two decades in law enforcement.
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Chester’s city manager said Petty has “exceptional character” and is a hard worker.
City leaders terminated the former chief, Curtis Singleton, over the summer after a judge called his testimony in a criminal case “not credible.”
Petty starts the job on Nov. 23
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