By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
ROBERTSDALE, Alabama The Robertsdale Police Department held a reception on Wednesday, May 27 at City Hall announcing the promotions of three officers following the retirement of Lt. Rex Bishop in February.
Officer Ted Stone, a 15-year veteran of the police department, was promoted to lieutenant, filling the position of chief investigator that Bishop held with the department for the last 17 years, said Robertsdale Police Chief Brad Kendrick.
Paul Overstreet, who has been with the police department for the last eight years, was promoted to corporal to fill the position in the investigation unit vacated by Stone, while Thomas Kiel, a 21-year veteran of the police department, has been promoted to the position of corporal in the patrol division.
Posted Lt. Rex Bishop
By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
ROBERTSDALE, Alabama Exactly 39 years to the day he put on his first official officer’s uniform with the Loxley Police Department, Rex Bishop, now a lieutenant who has served the last 17 years as chief investigator with the Robertsdale Police Department, is retiring.
“It’s been a very rewarding job,” Bishop said, “helping take criminals off the street, particularly when those criminals hurt children. I’ve worked a lot of cases over the years involving children and when I can be involved in getting children out of harm’s way, that has been the most rewarding.”