The next Navajo Police Chief steps up

Daryl Noon was sworn in as the new chief of police for one of the largest Indigenous police departments in the country, the Navajo Nation.

Noon previously served as the deputy chief under his predecessor, Phillip Francisco, who started in 2016. Under Francisco, Navajo Police saw the reestablishment of the police academy, the hiring of dozens of new officers, and increasing salaries.

Francisco announced he was leaving Navajo Police to spend more time with his family in late November of last year. This comes after years of tension between Francisco and the Navajo Nation Council’s Law and Order committee that has legislative oversight over the department. In 2019, Francisco even laid his badge on the table after a heated exchange between him and the delegates over the handling of a criminal case.

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