It's Official: Hylton Takes Over as Police Chief
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
The Prince George's County Council unanimously approved the nomination of Roberto L. Hylton as police chief this week.
Hylton, a former commander of District 1, replaces Melvin C. High, who resigned in August. Hylton is a native of Panama who speaks fluent Spanish. He had been considered a front-runner for the job since County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) named him as High's interim replacement.
"We are fortunate to have this nominee lead us into the future," Johnson said to a standing-room-only crowd.
He said the crowd was a testament of Hylton's 28 years on the police force. "He personifies all that is good in our community," Johnson said.
Hylton said he was humbled by the appointment and plans to use a collaborative approach to run the department.
Vince Canales, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89, said he was generally pleased with Hylton's selection.
"It's good to have someone from within the ranks," Canales said.
He said he looks forward to working with Hylton during the tough economic times.
"We hope to sit with him to discuss the challenges that we are going to be facing," Canales said. "We wish him well as the chief."
Among those who spoke on Hylton's behalf were former county police chief David Mitchell and Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA of Maryland, a statewide Latino advocacy group.
Student Board Member Questions Suspensions
The issue of school suspensions is an important one for the student member of the Prince George's County Board of Education, Edward Burroughs III, and his young constituents. As he reviewed some tallies of suspensions at a board meeting Tuesday, he said he was a little puzzled by what he saw and posed a question to the head of the county's high schools, Monica Goldson.
"It almost looks like each school has a different set of rules," Burroughs said. "Some numbers are off the chart," he said and added that others seemed implausibly low.
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