Four officers to take test Aug. 20 for Warren police chief

WARREN — Two men and two women will take a two-hour multiple-choice test at 10 a.m. Aug. 20 that will determine who will become the next chief of the Warren Police Department.

The four are captains Tim Bowers and Janice Gilmore and lieutenants Joseph Marhulik and Cathy Spencer (formerly Giovannone).

The deadline was Thursday to sign up, and two other eligible lieutenants, Tom Skoczylas and Gary Vingle, declined.

Bowers has been acting chief since former chief John Mandopoulos left the department on sick leave and later resigned in April under pressure from the city administration.

Mandopoulos’ resignation becomes effective Aug. 10, according an agreement between Mandopoulos and the city. Mandopoulos had been chief since December 2000.

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