BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont's new police chief visited the set of 12News Daybreak Wednesday morning for a live on-air discussion about his new job and what his plans for the department are.
Tim Ocnaschek, was approved by the Beaumont City Council to become the city's next police chief just over a week ago and has been on the job for almost week as of today.
Ocnaschek started his new job last Thursday, replacing longtime chief Jimmy Singletary.
"I pledge my dedication to making this community a safer place," Ocnaschek said after his approval.
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"As you know we've had the grand opening of the Real-Time Crime Center and this department has spent years developing and training people for carrying equipment and technology, expanding to accommodate the cutting edge technology to fight crime," he said last week.
Ocnaschek went on to thank the mayor, the city manager and council members for supporting his appointment.
Ocnaschek has spent the last eight years of his 38-year career in law enforcement as part of the Beaumont Police Department's top command staff, according to a recent news release from the city.
He was previously the administrative division commander for the police department and also spent 17 years as the city's emergency management coordinator, according to the news release.
Ocnaschek, who holds a masters degree in public administration from Midwestern State and a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Lamar University, also served in the Air Force where he managed security forces for many facilities including Randolph Air Force Base.
