The Ellis County Press: Hutchins appoints new chief

Hutchins appoints new chief
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Editor on 02/22/2001 00:00:00


Dick Roth
Special to the Ellis County Press
HUTCHINS - In what many say is a long overdue move, Hutchins City Council
members unanimously approved long-time Hutchins police Senior Sergeant Greg E.
Griffin as chief of the Hutchins Police Department.
Griffin hopes to bring to the citizens of Hutchins, a new level of confidence in
the police department. 
'I hope, in time, that the citizens of Hutchins will see a new direction for the
police department, and take a renewed pride in our officers working for the good
of the community,' said Griffin.
Twenty-five to 30 family and friends, including numerous members of surrounding
law enforcement agencies, gathered for the quiet, but jubilant swearing-in
ceremony at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 7 at Hutchins City Hall.
Griffin, who also served nearly ten years with the Wilmer Police Department and
the Dallas County Constables office, fills the position left vacant when the
former chief, R. D. Hutcherson, resigned to take a position as a deputy
constable. 
Chief Griffin has pledged to devote his energies to making the Hutchins Police
Department one in which the community will take great pride.