Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

No one is hardly talking about this, but is there something wrong with the Monroe Police Department? The question is asked, as the city of Monroe has hired it's third police chief since Quentin Holmes retired over three years ago. Holmes was replaced by Eugene Ellis who had a long career with the department, but he also retired after a few years on the job. He was then followed by Reggie Brown to fill in on an interim basis. Though Brown had let it be known that he had aspirations to be the top cop in the city, but newly elected mayor, Friday Ellis had other ideas. He ended Brown's tenure several months ago and replaced with the retired Ellis to fill in on an interim basis until qualifying exams were taken to fill the candidate that the community can assume who Friday Ellis wanted as his police chief. Ellis was rebutted at first when he tried to get the original exam date moved, so he could "select" from a wider array of candidates even though any/everyone who wanted the job, had the opportunity to apply before the mayoral election. Ellis did get a second chance to peck from a wider field of candidates when a "supplemental" was offered and the rest is history. Every time a new person assume the job of police chief, the mayor will laud that individual with praise saying, that "Officer John/Joan Doe" is the "person that will", and tell the public how much the department will be one of "the best" in the nation. Perhaps new police chief, Victor "Vic" Zordan will be that man. When Mayor Ellis said in his announcement statement that Zordan will be the next chief, he said that, "I am confident that he(Zordan)will work to ensure that the Monroe Police Dept. is regarded premier entity that can provide the best service to its citizens". Was that a slight acknowledgement that the department under the previous chiefs were not in the "premier" class of police department? Zordan certainly has the credentials to be police chief, having been with the department earlier from 1993-1996 and has worked in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency(DEA) and local law enforcement agencies. So, the question is asked again, is there something wrong with the Monroe Police Dept.? Mayor Ellis also may have offered the public something he may have noticed regarding the police department in past years when he said, "Our society is at a critical juncture where law enforcement and communities are concerned". Ellis continued by saying, "We believe Chief Zordan will help reconcile our differences, find our similarities and bring a fresh approach to policing that this City has been seeking. Welcome Chief Zordan. The Dispatch wishes you well.