LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11)— Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Robert White spoke about his decision to leave Louisville after almost 9 years at a press conference on Tuesday. White has taken a new job as the police chief in Denver, Colo.
Chief White says while he doesn't think the work in the metro is done, he is confident in the department he is leaving behind.
White says this new job in Denver was an opportunity he couldn't pass up even though he and his wife love living and working here in Louisville.
“Denver absolutely approached me. I had made a commitment that I was not pursuing any other jobs as a police chief… But they approached me and they approached me relatively aggressively and after conferring with my wife and looking at where we were as a police department, I just thought it would be a good time to move on,” he said.
Chief White says his last day will be sometime in early December.He says before he leaves, he wants to thank the people who have supported him, his family and his police department.
White would not comment on a possible successor or who he would like to see in that position.
