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.

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

(WSET) — Lynchburg Police Chief Ryan Zuidema has been appointed as the new police chief of Wilmington, North Carolina. The announcement was made during a Wilmington City Council meeting Tuesday evening. Zuidema began his career with the Lynchburg Police Department in 1997 and was appointed chief in 2018.

Michael Sullivan was just settling into his role as chief of the Capitol Police when President Donald Trump shined a bright light on law enforcement in the nation’s capital. Trump’s move to exert emergency powers over local police and deploy the National Guard has been felt throughout the District, as Sullivan can attest.

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.