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Keiser police add full-time officer and two part-time officers; mayor, chief outline safety programs
Summary
Chief Jerry Hamilton reported hiring a full-time officer, Josh Allen, and two part-time officers, and described proposed community-safety programs including a Neighborhood Watch, a helmet-reward program for children, and a planned fingerprinting/DNA event (procedural details not specified).
Chief Jerry Hamilton told the Keiser City Council on Feb. 18 that the Keiser Police Department has hired a full-time officer, Patrolman Josh Allen, and added two part-time officers, Andrew Wyles and Austin French.
Chief Hamilton said Patrolman Allen holds certification but will take refresher training. The transcript identifies Andrew Wyles as also serving with the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department and Austin French as coming from Gosnell.
Hamilton and Mayor Rick Creecy described several officer-led initiatives intended to improve community safety, including stepped-up code enforcement, a proposed Neighborhood Watch, a 'Helmets for Heroes' program that rewards children observed wearing helmets, and an event the chief said would provide fingerprinting for children and collect DNA samples. The transcript does not describe how parental consent, data storage or privacy safeguards for the fingerprinting/DNA event would be handled.
No formal council action was taken on staffing or the described programs during the meeting; Chief Hamilton presented the updates as operational matters and items for implementation by city public-safety staff.
