Susie Jackson has been posthumously promoted to captain of the Hinesville Police Department, following a 32-year career that included detective work, officer training and crime-scene duties.
Hinesville City Council members and Police Chief Tracey Howard promoted Jackson Thursday. She died June 30 and retired in 2017. Her final rank with the department was detective lieutenant.
Howard told council members that Jackson was among the officers who trained him after he joined HPD. He credited her with developing systems the department still uses and said she was one of the reasons he is in his current role.
Jackson also was among the department’s earliest crime-scene technicians. Howard said she nurtured younger officers and remained committed to the department’s work.
Yolonda Harris
News Now Georgia
