ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – There’s a new chief of police in Atlantic Beach. On Monday, Mayor Ellen Glasser and the Atlantic Beach City Commission confirmed City Manager Shane Corbin’s recommendation to appoint Victor Gualillo as police chief. Gualillo, a 29-year veteran with the Atlantic Beach Police Department who has led the department temporarily on three separate occasions, takes over for former Chief of Police Michelle Cook. She won that election last month when she defeated incumbent Darryl Daniels and a write-in candidate withdrew his candidacy. Cook was sworn in Sept. 1 to replace Daniels, who was suspended by Gov.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – Atlantic Beach Interim Police Chief Victor Gualillo wrote a letter about Thursday’s officer-involved shooting. The letter was posted Sunday on the Atlantic Beach Police Department’s Facebook page. “The officers involved in the incident are excellent examples of the professional and caring individuals that make up the Atlantic Beach Police Department. When the second Atlantic Beach officer arrived, according to Gualillo, he saw the suspect stomping on the officer’s head. He has a Jacksonville address and no criminal charges other than a couple speeding tickets -- both written in Atlantic Beach.

Perkins is accused of attacking the responding officer about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, knocking the officer unconscious. Witnesses in the area confirm that the officer laying on the ground and the suspect was actively punching him, Atlantic Beach Police Chief Victor Gualillo said. When a second Atlantic Beach officer arrived, he saw the suspect stomping on the officers head. He has a Jacksonville address and no criminal charges other than a couple speeding tickets -- both written in Atlantic Beach. This is a terrible thing to have happen at Atlantic Beach.

A man in his 20s who attacked an Atlantic Beach police officer Thursday morning in a parking lot in front of a Panera Bread restaurant, knocking the officer unconscious, was shot when he advanced on a backup officer.