Mississippi University for Women names new chief of police
Mississippi University for Women Police Department officially has a new police chief.
Shelton named permanent police chief
The first Columbus city council meeting of 2018 concluded Tuesday evening with a familiar face in a fresh role as chief of the Columbus Police Department.
Shelton named permanent police chief
In a unanimous vote today, the Columbus City Council appointed Assistant Police Chief Fred Shelton to the position of chief of Columbus Police Department.
New West Point police chief returns to where career began
To Avery Cook, teaching kids karate at the CK&A Karate School downtown has some parallels to policing.
West Point hires new police chief
West Point’s new police chief is anything but new when it comes to law enforcement in his hometown.
Disagreement abounds on police chief action plan specifics
Mayor Robert Smith offered a few more specifics Thursday on an action plan meant to save Police Chief Oscar Lewis’ job, but most of what the plan outlines remains under wraps, apparently even from the city council.
Mayor: Lewis review will be five-month process
Mayor Robert Smith said Tuesday he expects a five-month timeline for tracking the progress of Columbus police chief Oscar Lewis.
Council OKs action plan for police chief
Police Chief Oscar Lewis seemed to learn more about his position security Tuesday evening, as city councilmen approved a “plan of action” for him to move forward in the wake of a consultant report that called for his resignation.
Mayor urges patience as police chief decision looms
Mayor Robert Smith is asking Columbus police officers for patience as city leaders mull a report they received last week from consultant K.B. Turner.
Officer, councilmen defend CPD chief in wake of report
While Columbus councilmen mull a consultant’s report calling for the city’s police chief to be replaced, at least one officer is rising to defend her boss.
Consultant calls for new Columbus police chief
A report submitted to city leaders points harsh criticism at Columbus Police Chief Oscar Lewis’ leadership and calls for the city to name a new police chief.
Moss Point police chief mixes drinking and driving, loses job
A south Mississippi police chief is losing his job after a newspaper reported he was clocked driving 109 mph in a city vehicle and he told officers he had consumed “at least three vodkas.”
Moss Point police chief suspended pending traffic stop probe
Moss Point Chief Art McClung has been suspended without pay, pending an investigation into a report that McClung was pulled over for speeding and yet was not cited, even after he told Pascagoula officers he’d had “at least three vodkas.”
Lewis sworn in as Columbus police chief
Columbus Mayor Robert Smith officially swore in Oscar Lewis III as the new chief of the Columbus Police Department during Tuesday’s council meeting.
New Columbus police chief to begin Feb. 19
Oscar Lewis III will begin his duties as chief of the Columbus Police Department on Friday, Feb. 19, according to a statement released by the mayor’s office Wednesday.
New CPD chief talks early goals
Oscar Lewis III is coming home.
Mayor: I will not veto council’s chief vote
Columbus Mayor Robert Smith will not veto the city council’s decision to hire Oscar Lewis III as the police department’s new chief.
Our View: Mayor should veto council’s vote on police chief
Columbus Mayor Robert Smith has never vetoed a city council decision. It’s time for Smith to use that power.
Oscar Lewis III is new police chief
The city council voted 3-2 in Tuesday to name current Waynesboro Police Chief Oscar Lewis III as the new chief of the Columbus Police Department.
Slimantics: The new police chief: a bewildering choice
Eighteenth Century British essayist Samuel Johnson once observed of a friend who was planning to re-marry a few years after his first marriage ended badly, “It is a triumph of hope over experience.”