WATCH: Mindy Casto to be sworn in as Fresno's newest police chief

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Mindy Casto volition beryllium sworn successful arsenic Fresno's newest constabulary main connected Friday, pursuing the announcement earlier this period that she would instrumentality the apical occupation successful the city's constabulary department.

Casto was officially announced arsenic the caller main connected Feb. 13, officially taking connected a presumption vacated aft Paco Balderrama's resignation successful June 2024.

City Manager Georgeanne White says astir 40 assemblage leaders were consulted to assistance find a caller main that would champion acceptable the civilization and ambiance of Fresno.

According to Fresno Mayor Dyer, Casto excelled during the interrogation process and was poised during the full process. Dyer says that Buckner told him Casto "Possessed each the indispensable qualities of a constabulary chief."

"Having idiosyncratic from the wrong is simply a plus," Dyer said during the announcement connected Feb. 13. "To cognize that idiosyncratic is homegrown - is truthful important to me, this is her home."

The swearing-in ceremonial is scheduled to commencement astatine 11 a.m. wrong the Saroyan Theater successful Downtown Fresno. You tin ticker the ceremonial successful the video subordinate above.