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After 35 years of service, Assistant Police Chief Larry Bryan is retiring from the Belleview Police Department.

Bryan cites the "family atmosphere" as his reason for staying with the small department despite opportunities for advancement elsewhere.

He reflects on the technological changes in policing during his tenure, from handwritten reports to computers in patrol cars.

Bryan will begin a new role as a code enforcement officer for the city of Belleview and serve as a reserve police officer.

Life as a law enforcement officer is hard, especially trying to make it at a small department where politics and finding opportunities for advancement and better pay can be a challenge.

When then-Officer Larry Bryan was hired by the Belleview Police Department in 1990, the ag

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