Editing Tim McCarthy (section)

== Personal life ==
McCarthy and his wife were married for 47 years at the time of his retirement in July 2020. They have three children.<ref name="Chief of Police"/>

McCarthy was interviewed in 2016 about the release of John Hinckley Jr., stating, "I don't have to agree with it, but I expected it. There are very few cases that people, after a period of time, are viewed as no longer being a danger to themselves or others. I hope they're right about it. It's a big decision. I give the judge credit. That's what he gets paid for."<ref>Ben Nuckols and Joe Mandak (August 1, 2016). [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2d8cd4f8faf84755898a573c993c9efd/wounded-officers-struggle-news-hinckleys-release John Hinckley story] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026001859/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2d8cd4f8faf84755898a573c993c9efd/wounded-officers-struggle-news-hinckleys-release |date=2016-10-26 }}</ref>