Brookhaven Appoints Interim Police Chief

Brookhaven appoints interim police chief

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - The Brookhaven Board of Aldermen appointed an acting interim police chief. At the Regular Meeting on May 20, a motion was made and approved by a unanimous vote of the Board to appoint Randy Belcher as Acting Interim Chief of Police, effective immediately upon the expiration of the current incumbent chief’s term. American Idol Jamal Roberts to headline Jackson concert The Daily Leader reported Chief Kenneth Collin…

City of Brookhaven appoints interim police chief, to take office July 1 - Daily Leader

The City of Brookhaven has named an interim police chief. Kenneth Collins, has been in the until-now-elected position of chief for eight years (two terms), and is retiring at the end of his current term at 11:59 p.m. June 30. Members of the Board of Aldermen and Chief Collins have been at odds on multiple occasions over the past four years. During that time, the Board changed the position of chief to an appointed one — though it reversed to elec…