CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Brian Coons has been named the new Police Chief of the Cheektowaga Police Department.
Coons has been with the police department for 25 years. He says getting more involved with the department motivated him to become chief.
"You just start as a patrolman and you don't really think about [it], but as you start moving up the ranks, it's something you kind of aspire to," said Coons.
He expressed his gratitude towards the police department and commended its hard work and dedication.
"I just wanted to let them know that their hard work doesn't go unnoticed," said Coons.
Coons replaces Brian Gould who recently announced that he would retire effective November 30.
Gould joined the department in 1997 and has climbed the ranks from Public Safety Dispatcher to Captain, to Assistant Chief in 2020. He was promoted to Chief after the sudden passing of Chief Michael Sliwinski in 2021.
