Chief Singletary will swear in a new group of officers during an Oath of Office Ceremony. The ceremony takes place on Friday, September 9th, at 10:30 a.m. in the Beaumont Police Department Training Room. The following men will be sworn in as Beaumont Police Officers:
–Joshua Hall- is a twenty-three-year-old resident of Beaumont. Officer Hall is a recent graduate of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Police Academy. Officer Hall currently serves in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. He most recently served over one year as a Correctional Officer with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
–Demond Janise- is a forty-one-year-old resident of Beaumont. Officer Janise previously served ten years as a Correctional Officer with the Texas Department of Corrections and three years as a B.I.S.D. Police Officer.
–Willie Melancon is a twenty-three- year-old resident of Beaumont. Officer Melancon attended Lamar University and is a recent graduate of the L.I.T. Regional Police Academy.
After swearing in, these new recruits will spend twenty-two weeks in a rigorous field-training program.
Please join us in welcoming these Officers and their families to the Beaumont Police Department.