Tacoma police chief back after weeklong investigation

After a week of administrative leave, Tacoma’s police chief is back on duty. 

Tacoma City Manager Elizabeth Pauli placed Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore on leave last week. In a statement released on Wednesday, Pauli wrote that she conducted a fact-finding investigation into personal use of a city asset. The statement did not specific what the city asset, or costs associated with it, were. 

In her statement, Pauli wrote, “I have concluded that the facts and circumstances of the use of the asset, subsequent cost reimbursement and statements made around the use and reimbursement, while not intended to mislead, did not meet expected standards of professional judgment.”

Moore provided a statement which said, in part, that he accepted the discipline. Pauli said she counseled the chief, and that he is ready to move forward. 

The city could not provide any additional information on the investigation.