Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner John Timoney dies

Philadelphia Police Commissioner John Timoney speaks to reporters in Philadelphia on July 13, 2000. (AP Photo/Sabina Louise Pierce)

Philadelphia Police Commisioner John F. Timoney takes a moment during a heated community meeting in the Francisville section of Philadelphia. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Philadelphia Police Commisioner John Timoney listens to a reporter during a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2001, in Philadelphia. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Commissioner John F. Timoney, left, and Deputy Commissioner Sylvester Johnson, right, meet with the press after Timoney held a press conference saying he was stepping down. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Outgoing Philadephia Police Commissioner John F. Timoney, right, walks up Market Street in front of a group of mummers during the 101st Mummers Parade, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Newly-appointed Philadelphia Police Commissioner John Timoney gestures as he answers media questions Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1998, in Philadelphia. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Philadelphia's new Police Commissioner John F. Timoney listens to speakers at his swearing-in ceremony, Tuesday, March 10, 1998, in Philadelphia. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Action News has learned that former Philadelphia Police Commissioner John Timoney has died.

Timoney, who most recently served as the police chief in Miami, died Tuesday in Florida after battling lung cancer. He was 68.
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The Philadelphia Police Department shared its condolences Wednesday from its Twitter account.

Timoney served as Philadelphia Police Commissioner from 1998 to 2001.
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He went on to serve as Chief of Police in Miami from 2003 to 2010.

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