Cook named new police chief

North Bay Police Service deputy chief Paul Cook jokingly waits for Chief George Berrigan to vacate his seat.
Cook will be the service's next chief, taking over from Berrigan, who announced his retirement several months ago.
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Deputy chief Paul Cook has been appointed to chief of the North Bay Police Service to take over from George Berrigan.

The announcement was made via a news release at 4:24 p.m. today.

BayToday.ca will update this story later on today.