Monroe City Council swears in police promotions, honors longtime captain's retirement

At its meeting, the Monroe City Council held a ceremony to promote several members of the Monroe Police Department and to mark the retirement of a long-serving captain.

The promotions included Captain Alicia Beacock to the rank of captain in charge of department services and support, Lieutenant Josh Robertson to administrative services lieutenant, Sergeant Mike (surname in transcript: "Duceman") to day-shift sergeant, and two officers — Nick Davis and James Tomer — who were introduced as recent hires now in field training. The council also recognized the retirement of Captain Dave Dennis, who the department said has worked for the city for more than 30 years.

The promotions and retirement were presented by department leadership during the council's visitor/ceremonial portion. Captain Alicia Beacock was described as having served with the department for 21 years in roles that included patrol officer, detective, patrol lieutenant and head of administrative support; the department said she holds certifications including master criminal investigator and master crime scene investigator and has overseen evidence room and accreditation duties. Lieutenant Josh Robertson was introduced with a career start date of Sept. 13, 2005, and was assigned to oversee communications, information technology and building maintenance. The newly introduced officers, Nick Davis and James Tomer, were described as joining the department in December and progressing through field training.

The council observed family members participating in the pinning ceremonies. The department noted that the canine program and other internal units were affected by the personnel changes; one long-serving canine, Nelson, was described as retired.

The ceremonial recognitions did not include formal council votes or ordinance actions; they were part of the meeting's visitor and ceremonial agenda.