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Spanberger appoints former Chesterfield Police Chief Jeffrey Katz as VSP superintendent

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Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger has appointed former Chesterfield County Police Chief Jeffrey Katz as superintendent of the Virginia State Police.

The announcement came as Spanberger announced other state agency leads and secretariat senior staff ahead of her inauguration on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Katz retired from the Chesterfield County Police Department in 2024 after accepting a position with the FBI.

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