City Manager Selects Appointment for Police Chief

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Apr 17 2015 5:02 PM

City Manager Mike West has selected Steven Parrish as the next Police Chief for the City of Dothan subject to approval by the Dothan City Commission at their next regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

Parrish is an honorably discharged veteran of the Armed Forces. He is also an honor graduate of Troy University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice while employed with the City of Dothan. 

As a thirty-year veteran of the Dothan Police Department, Parrish began his career with the City of Dothan in 1984 as a Jail Security Officer and progressed through the ranks to his current position as Police Major – the Assistant Chief of Police.  He has been employed in that capacity for the last five years.

“I have the utmost respect for Steven Parrish and his long-standing commitment to public service and the Dothan Police Department,” said City Manger Mike West. “I am completely confident in this selection and the ability of the Dothan Police Department to excel under his leadership.”

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