By Brian Wright | Maricopa Moniter
Patrick Melvin has resigned as police chief of the Salt River Police Department, just two weeks after he was placed on administrative leave April 15.
Melvin led the Maricopa Police Department as its chief from October 2006 to November 2011, when he took over as chief at Salt River, a tribal reservation just outside Scottsdale.
Although Salt River PD has made no official statement about why Melvin was placed on leave or why he resigned, former department officers told the Casa Grande Dispatch it was likely due to Melvin raising the ire of the Tribal Council because of his constant wandering eye for better positions.
Melvin was one of the final four candidates for chief at the Seattle Police Department in April 2014. Currently, he is one of 10 finalists for chief at Phoenix PD.
Prior to his time at Maricopa, Melvin spent 21 years at Phoenix PD, rising to the rank of commander.
