(KTTS News) – Joplin’s new Police Chief Richard Pearson’s first day on the job is today.
Pearson was sworn in as Joplin’s new Police Chief by City Clerk Holly Nagy.
Pearson recently served as Captain of the Jefferson County Public School System Police Department in Louisville, Ky.
He served 22 years in the Louisville Metro Police Department and taught in the Criminal Justice Department of Ivy Tech Community College in Sellersburg, IN.
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, VA, and the Southern Police Institute in Louisville. He recently received his Doctorate in Criminal Justice at Saint Leo University in St. Leo, FL.
