The Silver Spring Penguin

The third district’s top cop may be moving up the ranks of the county’s police force.

Commander Betsy Davis has been recommended to replace the county’s retiring assistant police chief, according to a police department press statement. The long-time Silver Spring resident has been on the force for 22 years.

The recommendation came from the department’s top brass, Chief J. Thomas Manger. MoCo exec Ike Leggett (D) now must formally submit Davis’s name to the county council for confirmation.

If confirmed, Davis would replace Assistant Police Chief John A. King, whose retirement takes effect June 1, 2007. King has already accepted a position as chief of Gaithersburg’s police department, the press statement read.