JPD Chief Anthony Moore is out. The new Chief is James Davis. Chief Davis served as Deputy Chief under Chief Moore and Chief of Patrol Operations under Chief Lee Vance.
Chief Moore had never been a supervisor and at times it was quite clear he was in over his head. Crime stats on the city website had not been updated since November. The weekly Comstat meetings were reduced as he held them bi-weekly. Even with a reduced schedule, it was not uncommon for Chief Moore to cancel Comstat meetings. The number of homicides is no longer included in homicide press releases.
This will be the third police chief for Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba in less than a year. One hopes that JPD will get a relief from the merry-go-round at the top position and achieve some stability.
This will be the third police chief for Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba in less than a year. One hopes that JPD will get a relief from the merry-go-round at the top position and achieve some stability.
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What's the scoop?
Us in JPD new this was going to happen days ago. You’re a little late to the game KF #slowoldman
I'm not surprised. It's been six months with no sign of a confirmation hearing.
It does not matter who the chief is or going to be, they are all equally inept.
This was our last hope of any promotion with the department back to the buddy buddy system we go
@9:01
Wow, you are at JPD and knew this? You lucky insider! What else are you hiding?
10:48 is correct. This is probably the sixteenth chief in the past 22 years and the crime rate has done nothing but rise. My all time favorite was the be-freckled traffic cop from Jackson State who appeared before a camera maybe twice in her entire term as lady-chieftain.
I wonder if all their 8x10s are hanging in a hall somewhere. A very long hall.
Is Joe Clark from Lean on Me available? He could make everyone in the city sing the city song on demand. hmmmm......
The chief of police is an easy scapegoat for society's problems, when the crime problem is rooted in many failures, mostly related to the family unit, or lack of same.
Firing the chief makes it look like Baby Chock is doing something about crime.
Hiz honor won't be satisfied until they have a people's committee serving as chief.
Jackson needs to elect a Mayor who knows how to prioritize, delegate then step back & let his employees do their jobs. Going on tv making excuses, the “ummmm’s” & “uhhhhhh’s” only make him (and the city of Jackson) look like imbeciles.
I remember when they had two choices for an excellent Chief. Both African American men Charles Austin the former chief in Columbia, SC and the Rubin Greenburg former Chief or Charleston, SC. Austin bailed early on and the word on the street here was, he would not risk his name after the fist meeting. Ruben I am not sure rumor was it just did not feel right. Both would have made great Chief's if they had been allowed to do the job. Maybe that was the problem. Both these men had great relationships with the entire communities they served.
8:27. Thanks...I needed a good laugh this morning.
No one that is highly qualified would want this position. Simply bc mayor baby chokwe isn't capable of allowing people to do there job... he's a micro manager and loves the camera. Not to mention he's being pushed like a little bitc# that he is by those within JPS to pass a bond of 65 million.
When you elect a candidate with absolutely no real experience you get a Mayor with absolutely no real experience. Purging JPD may make his sycophants happy but that is all it will accomplish.
Has it really been almost twenty years since the last of the Stennis boys ran Jackson?
You know who else is in way over his head? Our loser mayor, who has accomplished exactly nothing. At least his father had the balls to pass the 1% tax.
Based on the poorly written responses here, none of you from JPD who are posting should have had a chance at running anything...except for your mouth.
Well, it WAS the first step in abolishing the Police Force, right?
Meanwhile: The war on drugs in Hinds is in full swang...
“I want to commend our deputies for the job that they do combating crime in this county.”
http://www.wapt.com/article/hinds-county-authorities-seize-64-pounds-of-pot-make-one-arrest/21925828
Put Victor in charge of the city and the county!
Victor we see you @4:25 and 8:41. You’re not fooling anyone...
How about finding someone from somewhere else to do this instead of promoting people from within who aren't quite qualified?
JPD teaches JPD officers how to be JPD officers. This is a problem, and it always has been.
Funny, your friends at the Clarion Ledger have front page news that the announcement would be Thursday. Chief Davis is mentioned as a possibility.
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