South Bend Police Chief Scott Ruszkowski and Mayor James Mueller have announced three changes to the department’s command staff.

The changes follow the retirement of Operations Division Chief Dan Skibins, who served the department for 28 years.

Tim Lancaster is moving from Support Division chief to Operations Division chief. T

omar Thomas will move from Patrol Division chief to Support Division chief.

Captain Maranda Baker has been promoted to Patrol Division chief, becoming the first woman to serve as a division chief in the department’s history.