Erie Mayor-elect Daria Devlin plans to make Richard E. Lorah the city’s next chief of police.

Devlin made the announcement at a Dec. 10 news conference where she unveiled other police staffing appointments and formally introduced Lori Spicer as her chief of staff.

Lorah, 51, is a 27-year Erie Bureau of Police veteran who currently serves as a deputy chief overseeing the Criminal Investigation Division. An Erie native and graduate of Girard High School and West Virginia University, Lorah was sworn onto the Erie police force March 3, 1999. He has served as a field training officer, supervisor of the Saturation Unit, major crimes detective and patrol captain.

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