Finalist Larry B. Esquivel withdrew his name for consideration as the next top cop for the Tucson Police Department.
City Spokeswoman Lane Mandle confirmed the withdrawl Tuesday.
Esquivel, 53, is the chief of police for the San José Police Department in California. He is retiring mid-January 2016.
Esquivel, whose hometown is San José, climbed the ranks in the department that he has worked for since 1984, starting as a reserve officer. He had served as police chief since January 2014, and as acting chief for a year before he was named chief.
The other three finalists are Malik Aziz, a deputy chief of Dallas Police Department; Rick S. Gregory, vice president and senior research associate at the Institute for Intergovernmental Research in Tallahassee, Florida; and Christopher J. Magnus, chief of police in Richmond, California.
The Police Chief Appointment Advisory Committee will interview the three finalists at a public meeting Thursday in the City Council chambers at City Hall, 255 W. Alameda St., at 8 a.m.
