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I looks like Duncan rushed in when DC said no, back in 1998 ...

Moose Misses Cut For Job In DC ('The Oregonian' Doesn't Say Whether
The Inability Of Portland Police To Secure A Conviction Against The Son
Of Portland Police Chief Charles Moose After The Teen-Ager Was Caught
With Crack Cocaine Was A Factor In Moose Not Being Hired
As DC Police Chief)

The chief is eliminated as the finalists are pared,
and he will remain commander of the Portland
Police Bureau

By Maxine Bernstein and Michele Parente
of The Oregonian staff

Chief Charles A. Moose is out of the running for
the police chief's job in the nation's capital and
pledged Monday that he remains committed to
serving as commander of the Portland Police
Bureau.

"I learned several years ago you don't get
everything you want in life," Moose said. "But I
will continue to work hard here, and I'm very
satisfied here."

A private firm conducting the search for a new
chief in Washington, D.C., called Moose on
Saturday and told him that he was no longer being
considered.

Moose was selected last month as one of eight
semifinalists for the job from a field of more than
50 applicants. He was eliminated during the
weekend as Norman Roberts & Associates, a
search firm based in Los Angeles, and
Washington officials pared the pool to about five
finalists.

In a three-sentence memo he circulated to his
command staff, Moose said he was not
interviewed and was given no explanation of why
he did not make the final cut.

"It was a 30-second call," he said Monday. "They
gave me no reason, no rationale."

Moose, 44, is in his fifth year as Portland's police
chief. He said he applied for the Washington,
D.C., job because he thought he could bring
change in a troubled law-enforcement agency.
With that job out of his grasp, Moose said he
would not look to move elsewhere or apply for
other jobs.

"I hope not. I don't anticipate making a routine of
that," Moose said. "This was something that was
very special, and now that's over."

Asked whether he was concerned that his interest
in a higher-profile job could jeopardize his
effectiveness in Portland, Moose said he felt
comfortable that he had the support of Mayor
Vera Katz.

"I'm not concerned about that. Throughout this
whole process, I've been in discussions with the
mayor. She understands what my interests were
in Washington. What the rest of the city thinks
and feels may not be the same, but I'm
comfortable that my boss supports me."