Staff reports
The public will have an opportunity to stop by and say, “Hello, to new Port Royal Police Chief Jeff Meyers at a “Meet the Chief” event at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the Port Royal Library at 1408 Paris Avenue in Port Royal. Coffee and doughnuts will be served.
Meyers was hired in September after Chief Alan Beach’s retirement earlier in the month.
“I am honored to join the men and women of the Port Royal Police Department. It takes an entire town to create a safe place to live, work, and raise a family. I look forward to working with our residents to ensure we are one community with one mission,” Meyers said in a press release. “It is my goal to strengthen community trust by operating in an open, accountable manner with frequent communication. Residents will begin to see changes as our Police Department grows alongside the town’s population. I am eager to meet our community members and excited to have the residents get to know me and their incredible officers.”
Meyers began his career in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. In Ohio he worked undercover narcotics, patrol and ran specialized units such as K9, SWAT, Field Training, Departmental Training and more.
In 2017, Chief Meyers was appointed as the Deputy Police Chief of the Fort Myers, Fla., Police Department. In Ft. Myers, the Chief was responsible for areas such as recruitment, budgeting, training, evidence and much more.
Meyers is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command.
