Philly’s former top cop is taking on the challenge of helping to implement Camden County’s new countywide police force.
Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner John Timoney will be hired as a consultant for a task force planning for a countywide police department, the Camden County Board of Freeholders announced Wednesday.
“I look forward to working with the Public Safety officials in Camden City and Camden County to help the city become part of a countywide police force,” Timoney said. “What they’ve proposed in Camden County is happening elsewhere across the US. The objective of this endeavor is to provide a more efficient police organization which will provide greater safety to the city of Camden, as well as to help develop a plan for the structure of a larger countywide force.”
Timoney was Philly's top law enforcement official from 1998 through 2001. He spent seven years as Miami's police chief after leaving Philadelphia.
Timoney will begin work Aug. 15 on a per diem basis.
On Tuesday, the City of Camden, Camden County and the state announced they've agreed to move ahead with plans to form a countywide police force. The county will submit plans for state review by Sept. 30.
“We cannot think of anyone better suited to help us with this project,” said Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. “His experience, coupled with his knowledge of the area, make him the ideal person to assist us as we create this new entity and help Camden City transition into it.”
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