how to turn an administrative assistant into an assistant chief of police

Four candidates for the position of University of New Mexico police chief will be on campus beginning today to meet with administrators and participate in public forums. [...]

• May 4, J. Frank Wiley, director of public safety for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore since 1992. He served as assistant director of police for the University of Maryland Baltimore County from 1990 to 1992 and was a police officer for the same department from 1980 to 1990. He was a police officer in the Baltimore City Police Department from 1977 to 1980.

"Police Chief Finalist To Visit UNM." Albuquerque Journal. April 24, 1995: 16.

Wiley, who served as chief of police at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Baltimore County, and on the Baltimore police force, met with students, faculty and staff Tuesday.

Cotton, André. "Security candidate visits and talks with students; Comm. passes decision to Dean, final choice soon." Oberlin Review. 124(21). April 19, 1996.

Prior to his position as a teacher, Wiley was director of public safety for the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. In addition, he served as assistant director of police and as a police officer for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He was also a police officer for the Baltimore City Police Department.

"University Appoints New Police Chief; Former U. of Maryland Chief Takes Reins." University Update 20(1). September 4, 1996. http://www.albany.edu/updates/1996/9-4/otherarticles.html.

Wiley, it should surprise no one, had not been Chief of Police at UMBC.

From 1983 to 1989, when his position was specified, was generally identified as the "UMBC Police Public Information Officer" or "spokesperson." While that technically might be a "police officer," one suspects it did not involve physical fitness, qualifying with a weapon, patrolling, etc.

In 1990 Wiley was given a new position, "Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police for Community Relations" or "Coordinator of Community Support Services."

This summer, Chief Nielsen of the Campus Police "put his money where his mouth is" by incorporating a new position into the police department's administrative staff. This new position is one of a series of plans designed to educate students and the local community about the programs and services available to them. For some time, Nielsen has wanted the police department to become more service-oriented and increase student awareness. This semester, with the help of the new Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police for Community Relations, Frank Wiley, the department will work towards these goals.

Hawley, Pam and Peggy Foster. "New Police Position Designed to Serve Campus Community." The Retriever 26(1). September 5, 1990.

It would require something of a stretch of the imagination to turn that into "Assistant Director of Police for the University of Maryland Baltimore County" or "Chief of Police at the University of Maryland [...] Baltimore County."

Among other issues above are the competing claims to have worked as a "police officer for the Baltimore City Police Department" for three years, from 1977 to 1980, and to have worked there only about a year, from about October 1979 to October 1980.

[Frank Wiley] was a police officer in the Baltimore City Police Department from 1977 to 1980.

"Police Chief Finalist To Visit UNM." Albuquerque Journal. April 24, 1995: 16.

[Frank Wiley's] resume includes the Baltimore Police Department, where he worked as an officer for a year through October 1980.

Odato, James M. "Top cop a cop?" Albany Times Union. June 1, 2009.

How does one resolve such discrepancies?