Ed Varso worked for Escondido Police Department since 2001, became chief in 2020; city expects to name internal interim chief, launch national search
, will leave his post later this month to take the same job in Menifee, the Escondido Police Department announced Monday.Varso will be just the second police chief in Menifee, which became an incorporated city in 2008 andAccording to a city of Menifee news release, Varso is already a resident of that city, which is about 45 miles north of Escondido, between Murrieta and Perris.
Varso has worked for the Escondido Police Department since 2001 after starting his career in 1997 as a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy. His last day as chief in Escondido is slated for June 28, and he’s scheduled to be sworn in at his new job June 30. “I wish to thank the Escondido community for all of the support it has shown not only to me, but to the entire Escondido Police Department,” Varso said in a statement. “EPD is an outstanding police department and I know that it will continue to provide exceptional service for years to come.”Escondido city officials will promote an internal candidate on an interim basis, according to the news release.