Comment on Port Arthur negotiates hire of new police chief

The City of Port Arthur is in contract negotiations with its top choice to be police chief, a former Phoenix police officer who made $200,000 a year before he retired as an Arizona police chief earlier this year. McDougal said the minimum qualifications for candidates were 10 years' experience in law enforcement and a bachelor's degree. Local attorney Langston Adams, a Port Arthur native, filed a complaint with the Texas Attorney General after city officials failed to release a list of all the candidates recommended by an outside firm hired to conduct the search. Melvin, without naming the gang task force in Salt River, responded by noting he dismantled a specialty group that was effective and supported by both the community and policymakers.