BEAUMONT, Texas — The City of Beaumont will be announcing its choice for the next leader of the Beaumont Police Department this afternoon.
A little after 4:00 p.m. the council went into executive session after listening to 23 citizens comments.
12News livestreamed the entire meeting which you can watch below.
Following a vote on the recommendation of the next police chief by the city manager the name will be announced.
The search for a new chief began after Singletary announced in January 2024, after serving in law enforcement for 53 years, that he would retire in March.
By March Singletary pledged to stay on the job until his replacement could be found.
Earlier this week a committee made up of community leaders held a private Q & A with each of the four candidates followed by a bus tour of the city and then a public meet and greet with residents.
There was a large turnout of residents and quite a few Beaumont Police officers and the meet and greet at the Downtown Event Centre.
Residents got to hear firsthand why each candidate believes they are the best fit to become Beaumont's next police chief.
The finalists are...
Kyra Joy Hope, who is currently the 2nd Deputy Chief of the Detroit Police Department.
Troy Price, who is the deputy chief of the Vancouver Police Department in Washington state.
Jason Plunkett, who is currently assistant chief at the Beaumont Police Department.
Britta Steinbrenner, who was the Chief of Public Safety at Pepperdine University after serving for 35 years with the LA County Sheriff's Department.
Initially there were five finalists chosen but one of them withdrew his name, days before the final decision was to be made
Jeff Hadley, who is the Chatham County Police Chief in Savannah Ga., withdrew citing a "serious issue" with his 18-year-old son that forced him to stay in Georgia.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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