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And, again today Williams committed to carry the peace movement forward by lending assistance to his successor on the Southside, Senior Superintendent Marco Vidal.  

As has been widely reported, Vidal - the former and founding commander of the GSU - takes over the Southside in July, when Williams goes over to the Professional Standards Branch.  

Williams reiterated that he will ensure that Vidal has all the necessary tools to keep the peace...

ACP Chester Williams- OC, Eastern Division South  
“As I have said before Mr. Vidal and I are friends, we communicate often and I am sure that we’ll have some time together before I leave where I’ll be able to brief on what it is we are doing. Then it is then up to him to see what he wants to continue, what he wants to change as the case may be.â€￾

 Reporter 
“Sir, we know that members of the different gangs were very vocal about you leaving. We know the residents of this part of the city have become accustomed to working with you. Have they expressed any concern about you leaving and are you going to be that, you know, the middleman and get them together with Mr. Vidal for them to give him the support that they have given you?â€￾

ACP Chester Williams
“Well, yes I have received a lot of calls from persons who obviously don’t want me to leave. But as I’ve said before, the job is transferable and I have prepared myself to leave and I am now prepared and looking forward to taking up my next challenge, my next task and see how it is that I can or what I can do to be able to improve where I’m going.â€￾

Reporter
“You’ve given so much to the Southside, are you hopeful that the work that you’ve set down here will continue and residents will continue to be as cooperative to Mr. Vidal as they were with you?â€￾

ACP Chester Williams
“Well, I would want to think so. And as I’ve said before that I will make myself available to assist Mr. Vidal in whatever way I can. What we want at the end of the day is to have peace within the city. And I continue to be a member of the police department and as such I want the department to prosper, I want it to move forward. So I will avail myself to him to see how I can help him to improve on what is it that we have already started.â€￾