BURLINGAME – A San Francisco Police Department veteran will serve as Burlingame’s next top cop, the city announced.

Raj Vaswani replaces Chief Michael Matteucci, who retired in December after 33 years of service.

“I am delighted to welcome Raj Vaswani to the city of Burlingame and look forward to working with him,” City Manager Lisa Goldman said in a statement Thursday.

“With his wealth of experience in law enforcement, Raj was my top pick and was the unanimous choice of the city’s department head team,” she continued. “I’m confident his expertise and commitment will make him a tremendous asset to the organization and the Burlingame community.”

Vaswani is a 31-year veteran of the San Francisco Police Department, where he most recently worked as deputy chief of the special operations bu

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