CL police chief has last day
CRYSTAL LAKE – After today, the city’s top cop is trading in his gun and badge for granddaddy duty – and he couldn’t be happier.
Longtime Police Chief Dave Linder is retiring after 32 years with the department. His last day was Friday.
Linder, 56, has led the Crystal Lake Police Department since 2005, but he started with the department in 1980 as a patrolman.
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