OLMOS PARK, Texas — The chief of Olmos Park has resigned, the city manager said in a statement Wednesday.
Olmos Park Police Chief Rene Valenciano submitted his resignation on Friday, August 18, and gave two weeks notice. His last day of employment was Tuesday. In his resignation letter, obtained by KENS 5, he did not give a reason for leaving the department.
Olmos Park is a small Bexar County community located just north of downtown San Antonio with a population of 2,237, according to the most recent census data.
No information has been given about why Valenciano resigned, but City Manager Celia DeLeon said in a statement that the he wasn't terminated.
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