HPD, mayor congratulate Chief Parker on retirement
Members of the Hattiesburg Police Department thanked Chief Anthony Parker for his leadership. (Source: Hattiesburg Police Department)
By WDAM Staff | December 16, 2020 at 3:03 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 3:08 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Members of the Hattiesburg Police Department command staff and Mayor Toby Barker gathered Wednesday to congratulate and thank Chief Anthony Parker ahead of his retirement.
The city announced in late November that Parker will retire at the end of the year after decades in law enforcement and five years as the city’s police chief.
Assistant Chief Peggy Sealy, who will take over chief duties during the department’s transition, opened by thanking Parker for his 40 years of dedication to law enforcement in Mississippi and his leadership of the Hattiesburg Police Department.