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Chief Davis promotes 16 in Police Department
By LEANORA MINAI © St. Petersburg Times, published November 22, 2000 ST. PETERSBURG -- With cake, kind words and smiles for cameras, the promotion of 16 police officers became official on Tuesday. Two majors, Luke Williams and Debbie Prine, were promoted to the position of assistant police chief. The remaining officers advanced to sergeant, lieutenant or major. "It's not easy in the Police Department for promotions. They don't come easy," Mayor David Fischer told the 100 guests and family members gathered at St. Petersburg Junior College. It was Chief Goliath Davis III's sixth round of promotions since his 1997 appointment. Of the 16 employees, five are African-American and four are women. "This is always a real happy time for me," Davis told the crowd. He took time to tell the audience something personal about each employee, including their nicknames, such as "Motormouth" for newly appointed Lt. Nathaly Patterson. Here are the promotions: Williams, major of Internal Affairs, is now assistant chief of criminal investigations. He had the most family members onstage -- nine. He handed loved ones and his secretary, Beverly Woodall, red roses. Williams' middle name? "Cool." Said Davis: "He's always composed." Prine, major of crimes against persons, is now assistant chief of administration. She will be in charge of the budget. Joked Davis: "I'm told by her husband that I must need my head examined because his wife likes to spend money." Randy Bratton, David Hawkins and J.R. Thompson are now majors. Bratton oversees the youth resources division. Hawkins will be in charge of criminal investigations against persons. "You can always rely on him to be thorough," Davis said. Thompson is in the field training unit. "What you see is what you get," Davis said of Thompson. Hope Crews, Maurice McGough, Paul McWade, Nathaly Patterson and Greg Schwemley were promoted to lieutenant. McWade's nickname early in his career was "Mr. Tardy," but that changed, Davis said. "You can have problems early on and commit yourself to a path," Davis said. "We're all fallible, and if you make a mistake, pick yourself up and move forward." Keith Glasgow, the community police officer in Shore Acres, will leave that position and become a sergeant. Davis lamented breaking the news to residents. Glasgow was one of the first community policing officers. "I'm going to have some trouble," Davis joked. Stephen Mandakis, Cynthia Mazyck, Keith Peaton, Ray Waldo and Frank Williams also were promoted from officer to sergeant.
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