ST. CROIX — The Virgin Islands Police Department is searching for a new public information officer, as Kevin Jackson, above, who’s held the position from the onset of the Mapp administration, has resigned.
That’s according to Police Commissioner Delroy Richards, who confirmed the news to The Consortium in a brief interview on Sunday morning.
Mr. Richards said Mr. Jackson initially requested a two-year leave after he was offered a position to work on the Centennial Commission, however the commissioner said he told Mr. Jackson that the request would not be possible, and that Mr. Jackson would need to resign.
He did.
“It happens all the time, people start working with you and they’re given a better offer and they leave. It’s no hard feelings, it was amicable,” Mr. Richards told The Consortium. He added that the V.I.P.D. is currently searching for a new public information officer, and that an announcement would be forthcoming.
Sakeeda Freeman, who was hired as the force’s media specialist to support Mr. Jackson with St. Thomas crime reports, retains her position.
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