McKee Announces Pick for New Superintendent of State Police

McKee Announces Pick for New Superintendent of State Police

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has announced his pick for the state's new Superintendent of State Police. 

McKee will be joined by Colonel James Manni in hosting a ceremony on Friday to swear-in Lt. Colonel Darnell Weaver as the 15th Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police. 

Manni had announced his resignation in March. 

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Manni claimed accomplishments during his administration, including internal restructuring; the creation of two new units within the State Police -- the Traffic Safety Unit and the Special Victims Unit; commencing plans to build the agency’s first new barracks since 1931, the consolidated Southern Barracks; overhauling the agency’s promotional process; and conducting the pilot program of body-worn camera systems, all of which leave the agency poised for future success.

As GoLocal reported, his term also had numerous controversies including his handling of the investigation into the 6/10 contamination site in the Olneyville neighborhood as well as his handling of his close friend and State Police trooper's incident of having sex in a cruiser.

In April, GoLocal broke the story that 30% of the new class of recruits who started the State Police Academy in mid-March had already resigned.

 

About Weaver

Lt. Colonel Weaver is a Cranston native and 28-year veteran of the Rhode Island State Police. 

He currently serves as the Deputy Superintendent and Chief of Field Operations, overseeing the Patrol Bureau, Detective Bureau, Division specialty units, Administrative Bureau, and Department of Public Safety. 

Prior to joining the Rhode Island State Police, Lt. Colonel Weaver served in the United States Marine Corps.