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Brighton Police Chief changes his mind about retirement

Brighton Police Chief Mark Henderson is not retiring after all.

He had announced last month he would be leaving for a job at the University of Rochester in a management position, but on Thursday, town Supervisor Bill Moehle issued a statement saying that Henderson had withdrawn his retirement notice.

Moehle says that since announcing the retirement, the police chief and the Town Board heard from many members of the Brighton community asking Henderson to reconsider.

Henderson says he is “honored and privileged” to continue to serve the residents of Brighton, and Moehle says the Town Board is thrilled with that decision.

Henderson has been Brighton chief for the last six years; he's been with the department for 30 years. 

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.