Norfolk Sheriff Bob McCabe announces retirement 4 months after saying he would seek reelection
NORFOLK -- Four months after saying he would seek another term, longtime Norfolk Sheriff Bob McCabe announced Friday that he plans to retire after 23 years in office.
In a news release, McCabe, who ran an unsuccessful campaign earlier this year to become the city's new mayor, said he would step down effective Feb. 1. He added that Col. Joe Baron, his second in command, would take over the daily operation of the Sheriff's Office until after the general election is held on Nov. 7.
Baron plans to run for sheriff, an office spokeswoman said. The job pays about $176,000 a year.
McCabe's announcement came one week after the longtime sheriff stepped down as the interim administrator of the Hampton Roads Regional Jail and six weeks after The Virginian-Pilot published a story revealing that businessman Ronnie Boone Sr. told federal investigators he bribed McCabe in addition to Treasurer Anthony Burfoot. The article cited two unnamed sources familiar with the interview.
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