The Bandon Police Department announced this week that Police Chief, Bob Webb, will retire on December 31st. Chief Webb started his Law Enforcement career in Bandon in 2001. Initially, he was a Reserve Police Officer. He was hired full-time in October of the same year. He was appointed as interim Chief in May of 2005 and promoted to Chief of Police on September 3rd that same year. The announcement came the same week that the City of Coos Bay announced a change of command ceremony on Tuesday, June 15th. Coos Bay Police Chief Gary McCullough is retiring and the city’s current Deputy Police Chief Chris Chapanar will take the reins to lead the department. The last change of command in Coos Bay was 12 years ago.
