The director of the Miami-Dade Police will be sworn in Friday morning at Sinai Baptist Church in Miami.
The ceremony for Director J.D. Patterson will take place at 11 a.m.
The county commisioners accept the mayor's selection of Patterson on Feb. 5.
“Director Patterson’s proven experience, leadership skills and unquestionable integrity make him the ideal person to lead our Police Department. He rose through the ranks and has a unique understanding of our community and the department’s operations, its policies and management,” said Mayor Carlos Gimenez.
NBC6.com will be live streaming the event. Come back to watch it live.
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