Glendale police chief to retire

- After 37 years in law enforcement, Glendale Police Chief Randy Adams is retiring.

Adams, 58, ushered the agency through a six-and-a-half year period that saw the triumphs of lowered crime levels and increased equipment for officers, and the tragedy of the Metrolink crash of 2005. Jerry Berrios in the Daily News.
During his tenure, the city also lost a $1.3 million judgment to a man whom a federal jury found police had wrongly jailed for a murder he did not commit.

Adams told city manager Jim Starbird about his potential retirement plans about three months ago and made it official in a letter this week.