Albany Police chief Eric Hawkins has announced he is leaving the Albany Police Department.According to Mayor Sheehan's office, Hawkins is leaving the department

Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins is leaving the department after more than 6 years. Hawkins and Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan sat down with NEWS10 to make the announcement.

Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins will leave the department after more than six years. Hawkins formally announced his departure Wednesday at police headquarters. Mayor Kathy Sheehan say he has accepted the position of police commissioner in Warren in his native Michigan.

Eric Hawkins is appointed as the new Police Commissioner of Warren, Michigan, succeeding Bill Dwyer after a national search.

ALBANY — City Police Chief Eric Hawkins is leaving the department for a job in Michigan. WTEN first reported the news in a sit-down interview with Hawkins and Mayor Kathy Sheehan. Hawkins will be taking a job to become the Police Commissioner for Warren, Michigan, near Detroit, according to an email obtained by the Times Union.

Teen allegedly brings gun to Michigan school, Eastern Market cancels next tailgate and more stories 03:58 (CBS DETROIT) - The city of Warren has named Eric Hawkins as its new poli