SALTILLO, Miss — UPDATE 6/23/2021 - A northeast Mississippi city has new leadership in its police department.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that Saltillo city leaders this week hired Daniel McKinney as the city's new police chief. Jeff Brown has been named assistant chief.
The moves come just over a month after the previous chief resigned and the assistant chief retired.
McKinney joined the Tupelo Police Department in 1998 and worked his way up to the rank of sergeant, overseeing the Special Operations Group and the K-9 unit.
Brown, who currently works for the Lee County Sheriff's Office, will assist McKinney in leading the roughly 20-person department.
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5/21/2021 - A north Mississippi police department is looking for a replacement for its chief.
Saltillo Police Chief Grant Bailey turned in his resignation Monday, after eight years in the post.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports his last day will be May 31.
Bailey hasn't said what his future plans include.
The Saltillo Board of Aldermen named Bill Roberts as interim chief and voted to begin advertising to fill the chief's slot permanently.
In July, the city will have a new mayor and two new aldermen.
Bailey said he tried to time his resignation to allow the new administration a chance to put their stamp on the department's future.
