Smith Interim Chief

Major Chris Smith has been named interim chief of the Covington Division of Police.
The announcement was made Friday morning by interim Covington City Manager Clay Goodman.
Major Smith has been employed as a city police officer for the past 15 years and has served in numerous capacities. As major, he served as acting chief in the chief’s absence, assisting with budgeting and personnel matters. He wrote and administered police grant programs.
Chief Smith will serve as interim chief until a permanent replacement can be found.
“I?look forward to having an opportunity to continue on the path that the former Chief Morgan has initiated and hope to help the officers continue to make a positive impact in our community,”?Chief Smith said.
Chief Smith has been a resident of Covington for 15 years. He resides in the city with his wife, Emily, and three daughters. He served with the military police in the U.S. Air Force for four years.
Smith succeeds Chief Anthony Morgan, who resigned as chief on Feb. 8. Morgan accepted a position with the police department in Mount Rainier, Md. 
Morgan had served as Covington’s police chief and director of public safety since Feb. 2018.