{"id":27985,"date":"2022-01-22T04:21:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T04:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=27985"},"modified":"2022-01-22T04:21:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T04:21:05","slug":"long-time-longview-police-chief-retires-accepts-job-at-tyler-junior-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/22\/long-time-longview-police-chief-retires-accepts-job-at-tyler-junior-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-time Longview Police Chief retires, accepts job at Tyler Junior College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LONGVIEW, Tyler (KETK) \u2013 The long-time Longview Police Chief will retire at the end of January and will be a full-time criminal justice teacher at Tyler Junior College.<\/p>\n<p>Longview Police Department\u2019s Chief Mike Bishop said the end of his 32-year career with the department is bittersweet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketk.com\/news\/texas\/spca-of-texas-raises-more-than-35000-on-betty-whites-birthday\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<strong>SPCA of Texas raises more than $35,000 on Betty White\u2019s birthday<\/strong>\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bishop will clock out for the last time on Jan. 31. Until then, he plans to enjoy every moment he has with his team. It\u2019s the end of an era for the city of Longview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve announced my retirement from the police department, effective Jan. 31,\u201d said Bishop.<\/p>\n<p>One of the hardest things about transitioning into retirement is getting used to not putting on his uniform in the morning, according to the chief. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, 32 years seems like a long time but it seems like yesterday,\u201d said Bishop.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketk.com\/news\/local-news\/womens-fund-gives-more-than-240000-in-grants-to-nonprofits-in-smith-county\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<strong>Women\u2019s Fund gives more than 240,000 in grants to nonprofits in Smith County<\/strong>\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>He credits his staff for being selfless and understanding throughout the years making his time as chief that much sweeter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times we have to ask them to do extra things to go above and beyond. My experience has been, whenever we\u2019ve asked our officers to do that, they\u2019ve stepped up and answered the call and took care of what we needed to be taken care of,\u201d said Bishop.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop also wants to send a special thank you to the people of Longview for allowing him to serve them. He is also grateful to his wife and children for his success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know I couldn\u2019t have been able to do the things I\u2019ve done here in the last 32 years if I didn\u2019t have their support as well, they\u2019ve sacrificed a lot for me to be able to pursue my goals here, the police department I just want to thank them and the community as well,\u201d said Bishop.<\/p>\n<p>But, he isn\u2019t giving up on service. 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