(Joplin, MO) – Joplin’s new Police Chief Richard Pearson will start his service with the Joplin Police Department on Monday, December 18. His day will begin with an Official Swearing-In Ceremony as the Chief, which will be conducted by Joplin City Clerk Holly Nagy.
Monday’s ceremony will be held at 9:00 am in the City Council Chambers of City Hall (602 S. Main Street). City officials will join the Police Command Staff and other City employees to welcome Pearson to the City. The public is invited to attend and welcome Joplin’s new Chief.
Pearson recently served as Captain of the Jefferson County Public School System Police Department in Louisville, Kentucky. He served for 22 years in the Louisville Metro Police Department and taught in the Criminal Justice Department of Ivy Tech Community College in Sellersburg, Indiana.
He holds a Master of Science and a bachelor’s degree in justice administration from the University of Louisville. He graduated from the FBI’s National Police Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and the Southern Police Institute in Louisville. He is currently finishing his Doctorate in Criminal Justice at Saint Leo University in St. Leo, Florida.
Reference:
Lynn Iliff Onstot, Public Information Officer
City of Joplin
417.624.0820, ext. 204
LOnstot@joplinmo.org
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