12/3/2018
Jim Evancho
The City of Jacksonville officially has a new Chief of Police.
After working 47 years in law enforcement, Police Chief Tommy Thompson made an announcement at a Jacksonville City Council meeting that he would be retiring on November 30th.
The city began preparations to being searching for someone to take the helm of the Jacksonville Police Department and wanted to have a new person selected by December 1st.
When the public announcement and application process came to a close there were six candidates that needed to be interviewed and vetted by the city leadership.
One of those candidates was Captain Marcus Wood of the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. Wood has had a long career in law enforcement and worked his way up the chain of command ultimately becoming the Captain of the Patrol Division. Wood also took his love of law enforcement to a higher level when he began training new police recruits at the Northeast Alabama Law Enforcement Academy.
On December 3rd the city council voted unanimously for one candidate, Marcus Wood. The new Chief of Police will begin his journey leading the Jacksonville Police Department on December 12th. Please take a moment to welcome him to this great city.
