The Upland chief of police has been placed on paid administrative leave, city officials confirmed late Monday, June 22, 2020.
Officials didn’t immediately provide a reason for placing Darren Goodman on leave.
Goodman, chief of police for the past two years, is on a paid leave of absence effective Monday, confirmed City Councilman Bill Velto.
“Our police chief has been placed on paid administrative leave,” Velto said Monday night during the City Council meeting Monday night. He did not elaborate.
In a video tweet from a news organization earlier in the day, City Manager Rosemary Hoerning briefly answered questions in a live interview regarding the situation.
“I think Chief Goodman has done a very fine job for the city of Upland. Now he is on leave of absence and we will see where that goes,” Hoerning said in the video tweet.
Capt. Cliff Matthews has been appointed acting chief of police, she said. “The police department will continue to function.” She said she could not elaborate, saying it was a personnel matter.
Goodman served 27 years in the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department before coming to Upland in July 2018. He lives in Riverside.
Hoerning and Goodman did not return phone calls on Monday.