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Crosby named interim police chief
Published November 25, 2009
City council members Tuesday night unanimously confirmed the appointment of Mark A. Crosby as the interim chief of the Del Rio Police Department.
Crosby's appointment becomes effective with the resignation of DRPD Chief Waylon Bullard on Friday, Dec. 4.
“I am looking at this as an opportunity to help provide a smooth transition. Chief Bullard has been with the department since 2005. He has been an excellent chief of police, an excellent leader, and I was asked to take this interim position to enable a smooth transition between Chief Bullard and the next chief of police,” Crosby said in an interview following the confirmation of his appointment Tuesday night.
Crosby was appointed captain of the DRPD's administrative division in April. Crosby joined the DRPD in January 1993 and has also served as the head of the department's training academy.
Crosby is a December 2008 graduate of the FBI National Academy and served for 11 years in the United States Air Force.
“There will be no major changes made in the organization,” Crosby said. “There are some things that the chief is doing at the present time that I plan to carry through, including the accreditation of the new policy manual. We've spent some taxpayer money to get an accredited policy and what that means is that it is a policy manual proven through best practices, and I'm looking at trying to complete that or aiding and continuing that process, so that we can have it approved before October 2010.”
Crosby said he was humbled by the vote of confidence in him by City Manager Frances Rodriguez, who recommended his appointment to the city council, and by the council members who voted to confirm his appointment.
“It's very humbling, being the junior captain in the organization, Capt. (Bill) Rattay and Capt. (Antonio) Becerra have been captains tried and true with the agency. I took a captain's position in April of this year, and both of them have mentored me along, assisting me and helping me to grow in the organization. I'm looking at them in supporting me in this position for a short period of time,” Crosby said.
He said it is his understanding that a new chief of police could be hired as early as February or March 2010.
Asked if he plans to apply for the chief of police position, Crosby said, “I have not decided yet.”
FORT WORTH (AP) - An attorney for an Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during an attack at Fort Hood says his client will likely plead not guilty and may pursue an insanity defense at his military trial.
John Galligan, the Fort Hood-area civilian attorney for Maj. Nidal Hasan, told The Associated Press by phone Monday that the court must consider his client's mental status because the allegations against Hasan contradict his lifestyle and military career.
Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the Nov. 5 shooting. Galligan says military law requires that his client plead not guilty if prosecutors seek the death penalty.
Hasan remains in intensive care at a San Antonio military hospital, where he was taken after being shot during the attack.
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