Jackson Urban Praetor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement.
Mayor Lumumba has named Anthony Moore as chief of police on an interim basis until a new chief is named. The announcement comes after Chief Lee Vance confirmed his retirement, effective December 31, 2017, after 30 plus years of service to the department. Interim Police Chief Anthony Moore, is committed to serving the City of Jackson with high integrity and character in the most professional manner possible.
A subsequent press release provided this information about Chief Moore's background.
Interim Police Chief Anthony L. Moore is a 34-year veteran of the Jackson Police Department. He has served in numerous positions in the department including the both the patrol division and criminal investigations. Moore was promoted to Sergeant in 2003 and further promoted to Lieutenant/ Watch Commander in 2013. Subsequently, Moore has been serving as acting Precinct Commander on various occasion since 2015. Interim Police Chief Moore is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and currently holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice.
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17 comments:
Did they include the typo in their press release??
"Servicing" the city? That doesn't sound appealing.
All I do is copy and paste the press releases but I will go back and edit this one.
Does anybody know this guy?
Anthony or Antony?
Antony a good guy.
Did they consider a diverse group of candidates?
Gotta love these obscure guys who add value to the definitions of 'interim' and 'acting'. They come along often in numerous organizations.
Can anybody take a stab at the number of chiefs of police the city has had in, say, the past twenty years? Please include 'interims' in your guestimates.
With the right pair of glasses, this guy would be a dead ringer for Jimmy Wilson
Hands down, Bracey Coleman wore stars on a white shirt better than all the rest put together. That man were stylin' and profilin'!
"Did they consider a diverse group of candidates?"
Excellent question. Where's the group of hyenas howling about inclusion on the application process. Wait! No applications were accepted. Even worse. Discrimination on display.
Lumumba will now micromanage JPD. He couldn't do that with Vance. Just watch.
I see that some of you have a limited respect for law enforcement officers after all.
Your opines about the dangers of the job and willingness of law enforcement to sacrifice their lives for others isn't consistent.
So, is it that a fatality has to be involved?
It surely can't be that you are racists.
@7:47 we see that you can't even place your comment within the correct discussion. Over and OUT.
@747 is exactly right. Most of the commenters here simply want to offer shallow remarks ("look at that TYPO") and thinly veiled racist remarks ("That man were stylin'".) "This isn't racist; racism is dead," they say.
Folks here feel so free to weigh in on people who they don't know and issues they know little about. Interim Chief Moore might do a fine job. Fact of the matter is that most of you commenters don't give a damn about that. It's more fun to give your 1 1/2 cents about his failing.
You are no more convincing 11:46 than you were at 7:47.
And the first thing his does, while out sick, is demote one the Deputy Chiefs. That was the whole mission why he was appointed. Demote this guy and move on. SMH.
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