Pascagoula Gets New Police Chief

PASCAGOULA -- Kenny Johnson has been named the new head of the Pascagoula Police Department.

Johnson, who was deputy chief, replaced former Police Chief Eddie Stewart, who had served for the last two years as chief.

According to a report at www.wlox.com, Johnson has 18 years of service, and he's working with more officers to fight drugs and crime, will develop programs to prevent scams of elderly, and wants police personnel to get involved in community programs such anti-litter campaigns.

Cityofpascagoula.com says the Pascagoula Police Department consists of 107 employees, of that, 57 are sworn officers. The PPD has 4 Patrol Divisions, a Criminal Investigations Division, Court Division, Street and School Patrol Division, Traffic Division, Identification Division, Administration Division, Training Division, and Public Relations Division.

Law enforcement join deputy in grief

Hundreds of law enforcement officers joined Deputy Josh Myers of Samson, Ala., to pay respects to his wife and daughter, who were laid to rest together March 15.

According to media reports at www.wkrg.com and www.wlox.com, they grieved with their comrade while helping to guard the Myers family on their way from Sorrells Fu

neral Home Chapel for burial in Samson, Ala., where Andrea Myers had been visiting with neighbors when she and 19-month-old daughter Corinne were killed. 

Deputy Myers' wife and children, including Ella, 3 months, and Joshua, 4 years, were visiting at the home of relatives of the gunman who also killed four of his relatives that day. Michael Kenneth McLendon gunned down his mother, uncle, cousin, aunt, and then killed himself. 

The funeral for Andrea and Corinne Myers was the second held for the shooting victims of Michael McLendon. The first, for Sonya Lolley Smith, was held Saturday, March 14. 

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