Harrisburg names new police chief

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">HARRISBURG &ndash; Harrisburg City Council named a new police chief Thursday evening.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Sgt. David Morris is the new police chief as of 6 a.m. Friday. He replaced James &ldquo;Whipper&rdquo; Johnson.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">In a prepared statement, the city cited continued improvement as the reason for the move.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">&ldquo;The council would like to see the police department move in a different direction and continue to improve our department in the city,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;Officer Johnson is a great police officer and will serve the community better by being back on the streets as a sergeant. Officer Morris will move up as he is the senior police officer to the police chief position.&rdquo;

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The statement also praised the police department.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">&ldquo;The council is working hard to make improvements in all our departments. We have a great police department and by all of (us) working together we will continue to improve and move our city forward,&rdquo; the statement said.