Moisés Torres Ramírez has been appointed to act as interim commander of the Chapala police force following the November 10 resignation of Public Security Director Ramón del Arco Pérez.
Torres, a native of Chapala, comes to the job with a college level degree in public security earned at the state police academy and 18 years of professional experience as a law enforcement officer. He has been employed at Chapala’s police department for the last four years.
Late last month del Arco’s name popped up on the official list of municipal chiefs who did not pass the state’s Confidence Control vetting process.
Chapala Mayor Joaquín Huerta announced the change of command during the daily shift rotation held at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 13. After introducing Torres as the new head officer, he took advantage of the occasion to express his admiration for del Arco and his gratitude to the entire police force for their dedication in protecting the community.
During a brief press conference held immediately afterwards, Huerta stated that neither he or the outgoing police chief received notification regarding what part or parts of the multi-faceted aptitude test del Arco flunked.
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