The Rochester Police Department's command staff will have some new faces and some changes.
Mayor Lovely Warren and Chief Michael Ciminelli Tuesday announced three appointments for 2018:
• Capt. La’Ron Singletary, currently commanding officer of the administrative services division, will be promoted to deputy chief.
Singletary will "focus on developing and implementing strategies related to communications and community engagement, as well as other related functions such as recruitment," according to a news release, and will also serve as the department's primary public information officer.
• Lt.Fabian Rivera will be promoted to commander of the special operations division. The division includes the central investigations section, special investigations section, tactical unit, K-9 unit, youth services unit, traffic enforcement and mounted unit, as well as some special teams, including SWAT, SCUBA squad, bomb squad and crisis negotiation.
• Lt. Elena Correia will be promoted to commander of the administrative services division. The division oversees the professional development section, which is responsible for training, background investigations, and the technical services section, which is responsible for headquarters functions, records, property and evidence.
"With these changes, the RPD command staff will not only better reflect the community it serves, but the police force it leads," Warren said in a statement.