Junction City Police Captain Chuck Leithoff will retire, effective January 1st. His final work day will be December 15th.

The information was provided by Police Chief Dan Breci during a budget report to the Junction City Commission.

The Commission also learned that police are continuing to develop their social media communication presence. Breci pointed to the importance of communicating with the public via social media.

He reported that Lieutenant Trish Giordano was sent to Police Information Officer School, and will become the public information officer for the JCPD, serving as a spokesperson for major events. Giordano and Sergeant Eliel Borges will be in charge of the social web site for the department.