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Council Bluffs’ new Police Chief is not new to the area

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July 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A native of the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area is returning to his roots to serve as the next Police Chief in Council Bluffs. The Omaha World-Herald reports Tim Carmody has accepted an offer made by Mayor Matt Walsh, after panel interviews with 10 candidates and one-on-one interviews with four of them. The Council Bluffs City Council will vote on the hire at its Aug. 11 meeting, and Carmody said he hopes to begin the job in early September.

Tim Carmody

Tim Carmody

Carmody, born and raised in Omaha, is currently the police chief in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He replaces Interim Chief Ray Mabbitt, who took over when Ralph O’Donnell retired in March after five years in the position. Carmody left the Omaha Police Department as a captain in September 2010 after 22 years of service. He took the Fort Dodge police chief position that month.

He began his law enforcement career in 1984 as a Sarpy County, NE., sheriff’s deputy. In 1988 Carmody joined the Omaha Police Department, where he patrolled north Omaha, worked uniform patrol and supervised the Metro Area Fugitive Task Force. He also commanded the Emergency Response Unit, which was responsible for managing security for high-profile events and for responding to crises. Carmody attended Omaha Northwest High School and graduated with a degree in criminal justice from Bellevue University.