Ohio State appoints 1st woman to lead its police department

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State University has announced the appointment of the first woman to lead that school’s police department.

Chief Kimberly Spears-McNatt is an OSU graduate and a former deputy chief, with almost 25 years’ experience as an Ohio State police officer.

Spears-McNatt, 48, took over Jan. 1, becoming the division’s 11th chief.

She’s joined by recently appointed Deputy Chief Tracy Hahn.

Hahn served several years in the suburban Upper Arlington department, where she was that agency’s first female chief.