Bennett named Ste. Genevieve chief
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Eric P. Bennett was sworn in last week after the city board approved him as the new chief. According to the Ste. Genevieve Herald, the post had been vacant since April when former Chief Dale Newman’s employment was terminated by a six-to-two vote by the council.
Until last week when he accepted the position, Bennett was the criminal investigator for the St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. He had worked there since 2003. Prosecutor Wendy Wexler Horn hopes to hire a new investigator within the next couple of weeks.
Bennett graduated from the Mineral Area Law Enforcement Academy in 1999 when he was 20. He was commissioned as an officer in April 2000.
He worked a short time for the Bismarck Police Department and two years for the Ste. Genevieve Police Department. He worked about a year and a half for the Mineral Area Drug Task Force before working for the prosecutor’s office.
His father, Stormy Bennett, has been a St. Francois County detective and currently works for the Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Department.
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stegenresident posted on Monday, October 20th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Wow, tiredofthebull, you get offended quite easily. First of all, please tell me how responsibilities such as investigating cases from prosecution, and arresting and interviewing suspects does not classify him as a "Cop". Secondly, he does not need to rely on the "good ole boy cologne" becuase he is great at what he does and has more respect, integrity and ambition than most of your elected St. Francois County officials. Lastly, please spell check your comment before implying that I am incompetent; Chief (and barely) are misspelled. . .lol
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sublime_interpreter posted on Sunday, October 19th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
i don't see how anyone could manager a police department with so little experience. sad!
tiredofthebull posted on Friday, October 17th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Ste Gen Resident - YOU DO THE MATH!!! He has worked for the attorney's office, NOT AS A COP since 2003.
I must agree with MBSER - 3 or 4 years experience and he's running a police department...
I smell some good old boy cologne somewhere....
When you receive your commission doesn't mean you earn experience for the whole time you carry it.
The world the police deal with is closly related to the attorney's office, but completly different.
I'm sure he was a good cop, but how is he with a budget, with politics, with answering to dozens of different opinions???
Where is his experience in that?
Again, I'm glad I do not live in Ste. Genevieve... Can't read and the police cheif is barly out of high school
I must agree with MBSER - 3 or 4 years experience and he's running a police department...
I smell some good old boy cologne somewhere....
When you receive your commission doesn't mean you earn experience for the whole time you carry it.
The world the police deal with is closly related to the attorney's office, but completly different.
I'm sure he was a good cop, but how is he with a budget, with politics, with answering to dozens of different opinions???
Where is his experience in that?
Again, I'm glad I do not live in Ste. Genevieve... Can't read and the police cheif is barly out of high school
tmorgan posted on Monday, October 13th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Eric will do a very good job at this position. He is a very good officer.
bets posted on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Give him a break.....how can you measure experience.....has there been any negative press about him?
stegenresident posted on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Wow, mbser, you should re-read the article or work on your math skills. The article clearly stated that his first commissioned law enforcement position began in 2000. I'm glad that our city council saw the ambition and integrity that Eric has to offer.
Zip Line posted on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I for one know that he will do a good job.
mbser posted on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 at 8:25 am
wow. he became police chief with only 4 years of experience. i am so glad that st.genevieve is not in my county! the man had never ran a department and has very little experience. good luck!
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