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Despite rumors to the contrary circulating Greensboro governmental circles, Greensboro Police Chief Tim Bellamy said Monday he has not set a solid date (yet) for his retirement.

Bellamy, who joined the department in 1983, has said his retirement could come sometime in the next few years.

“When I get ready, I’ll leave,” Bellamy said by phone yesterday.

The chief said he recently attended a retirement class offered to city employees thinking about retirement within the next few years and thinks that’s where the rumor probably started.

“That’s too funny,” Bellamy said about the speculation.

The chief has also been a bit MIA recently as well, but for good reason. Bellamy was in Sydney, Australia from June 10-20 on a training session with the FBI.

The chief said the training involved sessions on counterterrorism abroad and learning about how other countries handle counterterrorism intelligence and their domestic policies.

The trip was paid for by federal money and the city did not pay for any of his training, he said.

Bellamy is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA.