Smyrna Hires New Police Chief, Library Director
The City of Smyrna approved Tuesday the hiring of David Lee as its new police chief.
The Smyrna City Council voted 7-0 at Tuesday's meeting to hire David Lee as the city's new police chief and Mary Moore as the new library director. Lee, Marietta's Deputy Chief of Police, was the sole finalist for the job, after the retirement of Stan Hook, Smyrna's police chief for the past 22 years. Lee is scheduled to begin the new role on Feb. 4, and was hired at $100,000 a year. He has served with the Marietta Police Department for 31 years—started as a patrol officer in 1981, and worked with the Atlanta Police Department, U.S. Army Military Police in his early career. Lee also participated in the Cobb County Police Law Enforcement Explorers while in high school. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration and a …
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David C. Couper
1:23 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013
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