Ex-Howland chief stays on Dann’s staff

Former Howland Police Chief Steve Lamantia’s term as acting superintendent of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation is about to end.

But Lamantia will remain on Attorney General Marc Dann’s staff in a capacity not yet determined.

Dann, a Liberty Democrat, will announce Thursday the appointment of a new superintendent.

Lamantia’s replacement was selected after the attorney general conducted an “intense statewide search and interview statewide search and interview process and extensive background check,” said Leo Jennings, the office’s spokesman.

Lamantia will work with the incoming superintendent through a transition process, Jennings said.

Lamantia “was well qualified to do the job,” but he wasn’t interested in holding the job on a permanent basis, Jennings said.

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