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Police force in Trayvon Martin case eyes Nassau brass

Originally published: January 17, 2013 11:50 AM
Updated: January 18, 2013 12:44 AM
By MATTHEW CHAYES  matthew.chayes@newsday.com

Kevin Canavan, who remains a deputy chief on

Photo credit: Newsday/Karen Wiles Stabile, 2006 | Kevin Canavan, who remains a deputy chief on the 2,243-officer Nassau police force, is one of five people vying to lead the 121-officer police department in Sanford, Fla., where the former chief was fired amid the scandal.

A high-ranking Nassau County police official is a finalist to lead the scandal-scarred Florida police force that sparked nationwide protests last year by freeing the killer of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin.

Kevin Canavan, who remains a deputy chief of the 2,243-officer Nassau County Police Department, is one of five finalists vying to lead the 121-officer police department in the Central...

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