Austin Grabish traded in winter boots for a surfboard. He joined the ABC 10News team as a reporter in January 2023 after reporting for CBC, Canada's national public broadcaster, for six years.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Scott Wahl has policing in his blood. His dad was a narcotics detective with the very police department he’s now been tapped to lead.“I can remember my dad trying to talk me out of being a police officer and it wasn't that he was trying to keep me from trying to help others or serve my community. I think he was mostly concerned about what this job can do to you mentally, physically, and emotionally.
But how will he do it? Wahl told Grabish it comes down to being honest and transparent with people. “You gotta tell them the truth, even when it's hard to do.”“I think it comes down to giving people a voice, a chance to have their voices be heard, not from a position of arguing from my side or from some other viewpoint but listening and understanding where people are coming from,” Wahl said.
He said his master’s degree in organization leadership has helped him learn to lead like a sports coach. The San Diego native said the most rewarding assignment in his career so far was serving as captain of the Neighborhood Policing Division. The unit, focused on homelessness, is one he started from scratch.
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