Dunwoody names its first police chief

Marietta deputy police chief William Grogan will become the first police chief for the new city of Dunwoody.

City Manager Warren Hutmacher said Monday he selected Grogan from more than 100 applicants. The 27-year veteran of law enforcement will start work Dec. 17, and the city’s new police force is scheduled to begin patrols in April.

DeKalb County police will continue working in Dunwoody at least through December. The city and county governments have not agreed on how much Dunwoody should pay for continued police protection for the first three months of 2009.

The Dunwoody city council has voted to enter binding arbitration to settle the cost. The county commission has not yet taken up that proposal but is scheduled to discuss Dunwoody negotiations at a work session Tuesday.