WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. January 10, 2008 UPDATED 9:15 PM: Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety Dr. Charles Jennings is leaving the Public Safety Department. Jennings will be taking a new position in education at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The Department confirmed his departure today to the media. Dr. Frank Straub, Commissioner of Public Safety credited Jennings with introducing the a fire assignment system at fire scenes to locate and possibly find personnel unaccounted for at a fire scene, a key safety enhancement.  Straub said he expected to name Jennings' successor shortly.

Sources have told WPCNR that Deputy Fire Chief John Cullen will replace him, but this is unconfirmed at this time.