The city of Aurora, Colorado, is once again searching for a new police chief. Seven men and women have tried to lead the department in the last five years.

Interim police chief Heather Morris and the city announced in a July 12 statement that Morris would not apply for the job as permanent chief of the Aurora Police Department, which has had six permanent and interim police chiefs in less than five years.

“What I’m really excited about is that, after over two years of having an interim chief, at the completion of this process, the department will have a chief who’s not interim,” Morris told the Sentinel. “I’m really looking forward to that and helping in any way I can in a smooth transition.”

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Morris took the reins from interim chief Art Acevedo, who in December 2022 took over from interim chief Dan Oates. That appointment came after a national search for a new permanent chief turned up no viable candidates in October 2022.