The Oklahoma City Police Department has a new leader, according to multiple sources who reached out to KOCO 5.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Deputy Chief Ron Bacy is expected to be named Oklahoma City Police Chief Friday morning.KOCO 5 received an internal memo sent to city staff announcing the Oklahoma City Manager’s decision.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppOutgoing Oklahoma City Police Chief Wade Gourley announced his retirement earlier this year.According to Bacy’s biography on the city of Oklahoma City’s website, he has been with the department since August 1992. “He began his career as a patrol officer in the Springlake Division. Bacy was promoted to Lieutenant in 2002 and served in the Santa Fe and Springlake patrol divisions, where he was also a Field Training Officer supervisor, Emergency Response Team supervisor and an on-call PIO. He later served in the Training and the Special Investigations divisions. He was promoted to captain in 2010 and held assignments in the Operations Bureau, the Investigations Bureau and the Office of Professional Standards,” according to the city’s website.“In 2019, Bacy was promoted to Major and assigned to the Southwest Division. He was subsequently assigned to the Operations Administration Division. He was promoted to Deputy Chief in January 2021 and assigned to the Operations Bureau. He now oversees Investigations. Bacy also serves as a member of the Oklahoma City Law Enforcement Policy Task Force and the Oklahoma City Community Policing Working Group,” according to the city’s website.“Bacy has a master’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Central Oklahoma and a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement administration and management from the University of Oklahoma. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session 265, Municipal Leadership Development Class VII and the Leadership Ethics & Accountability Development Program,” according to the city’s website.“Over the years, Bacy has served as a board member or volunteer for several organizations to include the Academy of Law & Public Safety at Douglass High School, the OSU-OKC Police Science Advisory Board, Oklahoma CASA, Stop the Violence OKC and the OCPD FACT Program,” according to the city’s website.Top HeadlinesTIMELINE: Severe storms with risk of 60-70 mph damaging winds possibly on Thursday5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in investigation into Matthew Perry’s deathState Superintendent Ryan Walters faces scrutiny from member of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s cabinetNew law preventing teachers from directly communicating with students starts this school yearPolice investigating homicide after OKC woman dies week after being struck by stray bullet in bed