Lt. John Garcia will be sworn in as Marion's 10th police chief on Dec. 28. The ceremony will be at the Music Hall at 7 p.m.

Garcia was announced as Chief Lincoln Miller's replacement in October. Miller announced he would retire at the end of 2017 in May.  Garcia has been a police officer for 33 years—31 of them in Marion. He was promoted to sergeant in 2000 and lieutenant in 2004.