New leadership in Tacoma: Patti Jackson sworn in as interim police chief
Mar 19, 2025, 4:16 PM | Updated: Mar 20, 2025, 6:29 pm
Interim Tacoma Police Chief Patti Jackson being sworn in on March 19, 2025. (Photo: James Lynch, 成人X站 Newsradio)
(Photo: James Lynch, 成人X站 Newsradio)
The has a new police chief. Patti Jackson was sworn in Wednesday morning as interim chief.
“This is an honor,” Jackson said. “I take this responsibility very seriously, and I am proud to wear the uniform I鈥檓 wearing today.”
A career law enforcement officer, Jackson has served聽35 years with the . She was sworn in by former police chief Don Ramsdale.
鈥淚 worked with her throughout my career when she worked for the Pierce County Jail and interacted with her quite a bit,” Ramsdale said. “She鈥檚 developed herself as a leader and I know she鈥檚 a good listener and communicator and I think she will add great value to the department.”
Although her position is interim, Jackson has made it clear she would like to remove “interim” from her title.
鈥淚 am very interested,” she said. “I鈥檓 here to stay. I want to serve the community as long as the department and the community is getting what it needs from me as a leader.”
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Interim Tacoma Police Chief Patti Jackson replaces Avery Moore
Jackson replaces Avery Moore, who resigned in January.
Moore was placed on administrative leave back in September.
鈥淭he Jason Rantz Show鈥�聽on KTTH reported in January that聽Moore had been absent from duty for nearly two months, but the city said it could not provide an explanation. Police union leadership expected an imminent separation announcement ahead of Moore鈥檚 resignation.
The absence coincided with a brutal employee engagement survey blasting the former chief鈥檚 leadership in addition to accusations of 鈥渃ooking the books鈥� to reclassify drive-by shootings as 鈥渧andalism.鈥� The situation escalated to the point where the union head called for his termination.
Jackson will serve at least until a new chief is selected. As she made clear, she hopes that replacement is her.
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Contributing: Julia Dallas, MyNorthwest
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