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Dana Crowell takes the post and badge as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Tommy Dennis receives the robe from Dean Mureddu on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Dennis has retired as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief and begins his tenure as an associate judge with the city. Mureddu is the city’s municipal judge. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Tommy Dennis has retired as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief and begins his tenure as an associate judge with the city of North Myrtle Beach Municipal Court on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Dennis started with the city’s police department in 1997 and was promoted to chief in 2020. After he was sworn in, his first official act was to swear in Dana Crowell as the new police chief. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Tommy Dennis has retired as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief and begins his tenure as an associate judge with the city of North Myrtle Beach Municipal Court on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Dennis started with the city’s police department in 1997 and was promoted to chief in 2020. After he was sworn in, his first official act was to swear in Dana Crowell as the new police chief. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Dana Crowell takes the post and badge as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Tommy Dennis (right) has retired as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief and begins his tenure as an associate judge with the city of North Myrtle Beach Municipal Court on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Dennis started with the city’s police department in 1997 and was promoted to chief in 2020. After he was sworn in, his first official act was to swear in Dana Crowell (left) as the new police chief. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Tommy Dennis (left) has retired as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief and begins his tenure as an associate judge with the city of North Myrtle Beach Municipal Court on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Dennis started with the city’s police department in 1997 and was promoted to chief in 2020. After he was sworn in, his first official act was to swear in Dana Crowell (right) as the new police chief. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Dana Crowell takes the post and badge as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Kadien Griffin hugs her mother Dana Crowell after Crowell is sworn in as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Jaci Griffin hugs her mother Dana Crowell after Crowell is sworn in as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Kali Griffin hugs her mother Dana Crowell after Crowell is sworn in as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Dana Crowell takes the post and badge as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Tommy Dennis has retired as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief and begins his tenure as an associate judge with the city of North Myrtle Beach Municipal Court on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Dennis started with the city’s police department in 1997 and was promoted to chief in 2020. After he was sworn in, his first official act was to swear in Dana Crowell as the new police chief. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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Tommy Dennis (center) has retired as the North Myrtle Beach Police Chief and begins his tenure as an associate judge with the city of North Myrtle Beach Municipal Court on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Dennis started with the city’s police department in 1997 and was promoted to chief in 2020. After he was sworn in, his first official act was to swear in Dana Crowell (left) as the new police chief. She has served in the city’s force for 20 years. Crowell is the eighth police chief since the city was incorporated in 1968 and she is the department’s first female police chief. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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North Myrtle Beach City Manager Mike Mahaney speaks in the ceremony on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Photo by Janet Morgan / janet.morgan@myhorrynews.com
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