WAAY 31's Max Cohan reports from Scottsboro where the interim police chief was arrested for boating under the influence this weekend.
WAAY 31's Max Cohan reports from Scottsboro where the interim police chief was arrested for boating under the influence this weekend.
Some people in scottsboro are saying it's time for the police department to make a change.
This comes after investigators arrested the interim chief - ronald latimer - for boating under the influence.
Waay 31's max cohan is live after finding out people in scottsboro are disappointed.
Here in scottsboro several people told this incident proves ronald latimer isn't the guy for the job.
"how can you tell my child, you know, don't drink, don't do drugs and you're out here doing it.
You've got to represent something and i think a police chief should represent something other than alcoholic."
Monday, people such as blake earl say interim police chief ronald latimer should be fired.
"he should lose his job, absolutely."
Alabama law enforcement agents with marine patrol arrested and charged latimer -- who joined the department in 1992.
Agents say he was operating a vessel under the influence saturday night.
He was released by the marshall county sheriff's office on sunday after posting a 15-hundred dollar bond.
The scottsboro police department says it's not commenting on the arrest ..and when asked about latimer's status within the department i was told to ask the mayor.
Neither the mayor's office or state agents were available because of the holiday.
Other people who did not want to appear on camera told me they were slightly surprised that someone such as an interim police chief would make such a poor decision.
Other people who did not want to appear on camera told me they were slightly surprised that someone such as an interim police chief would make such a poor decision.
Live in scottsboro, max cohan, waay 31 news.
Latimer was named to the interim role back in june -- when chief
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