phayley is live at the police pdepartment with a look at what pshe is bringing to the force. preporter: kelly, medical ni has pworked for the police department pfor three decades, most recently pas assistant chief. pshe will be the very first pfemale chief. pshe says gender has no bare on phow she does her job. pchief raz finds the passing of pthe torch bitter sweet. pwoman: i'm going to miss you as pindividuals. preporter: after 13 years at the phelm of the police department, phe's retiring and welcoming its pnew leader. pwoman: at this moment, i feel plike the luckiest cop alive. preporter: she recently served olice. pher new role is what she repared for as 29 years as an pofficer. pwoman: my passion is to be pright in the thick of things. preporter: she's the department pvery first female police chief. pshe beat out more than one phundred candidates but gender is pnot something she dwells on. pwoman: i stand before you as a olice chief and the psignificance of that is not lost pon me but i don't think it pdefines me. pman: not only because -- did pshe get the job because s