May 12, 2008
City homicide unit head to retire
The commander of the city's homicide unit, Major Frederick Herman Taber Jr., will retire from the force this month, leaving a key opening in the department's highest profile section.
Taber is a 35 year veteran of the force and has commanded the homicide unit for the last two years.
Paul Blair, the president of the police union, called Taber's most recent command a high pressure job and said that Taber handled his position with grace.
"He's a class man with high integrity, a gentleman, a class police," Blair said. "The type of leader that everybody enjoyed working for."
Police spokesman Sterling Clifford said that no decision has been made on Taber's replacement.
Annie Linskey
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