
Westminster Deputy Chief retires, sort of
0It may not seem like much has changed at the Westminster Police Department, but Deputy Chief Darin Upstill has officially become a short-timer. On July 15, the 51-year-old police veteran officially retired after 28½ years in law enforcement. However, the ink hadn’t dried, nor had his desk been cleared, before Upstill was back on the job. As a “retired annuitant,” for the purposes of pensions and other employee classifications, Upstill was able to sign on for another 960 hours of employment. That will carry him until January, when promotions and new assignments will be announced. “I’m here as long as…

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