WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington has unanimously appointed Ryan Zuidema as the new police chief. The position has been filled after the retirement of Chief Donny Williams on June 27. 45 people applied for the position, but Mayor Bill Saffo says they were looking for certain qualities.

The City of Lynchburg announced Tuesday that Chief of Police Ryan Zuidema will retire from his role and accept the position of Chief of Police for the City of Wilmington, North Carolina.

A new proposal would give Honolulu’s mayor the ability to hire and fire the city’s chief of police — a move that proponents say could improve oversight of the Honolulu Police Department. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

Lynchburg Police Chief Ryan M. Zuidema accepted a new role as police chief for Wilmington, NC, according to city officials.

A fight over city officers in the nation's capital has escalated to a lawsuit filed by Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb against President Donald Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi,

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes was reportedly eating lunch yards away when masked robbers stole $2 million in diamonds and Rolex watches from a West Seattle jewelry store.

The development came after Washington, D.C.'s attorney general filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb are forcefully rejecting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s late-night order attempting to sideline the local D.C. police chief, calling it unlawful and beyond federal authority.