Fort Myers Police Chief contract has been renewed by city council

Fort Myers City Council has decided to renew Fort Myers Police Chief Derrick Diggs’ contract until 2023.

On Monday night, the Fort Myers City Council discussed his contract and decided it will be renewed for a few more years.

Renewing the Diggs’ contract would likely be for two more years – through August of 2023.

Diggs became police chief in 2016. Since then, he’s focused on building trust between his officers and the community, bringing down crime rates within the city, and implementing crime tracking technology in his department.

WINK News was able to speak for Fort Myers Police Chief Derrick Diggs after Monday’s renewal and he still wants to accomplish more things in the next two years.

He says he wants to continue his efforts to reduce crime. Chief Diggs speaks about data-driven crime prevention and community involvement helping improve safety in the city often. He signed his contract Monday in hopes that he could keep that momentum going.

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