Police Leadership Puts the Emphasis on Community in Ecorse

The Ecorse Police Department's Interim Police Chief Jerry Flowers knows a thing or two about the community he serves. Flowers grew up in River Rouge and graduated from River Rouge High School. His initial career choice was to be a fire fighter so following college, he tested and applied with the River Rouge Fire Department, however there were no job openings at that time. After waiting two years for a position to open, he tested with the police department which had five openings-and finished with the third highest score. "I joined the police department and it was like a fish taking to water, I...