Littlefield City Council has announced the interim police chief for the department.
Lieutenant John Carrasco was recently appointed as the interim police chief. He takes over for former chief Albert Garcia who left the department in late June to become Police Chief for the City of Levelland.
Littlefield City Manager, Mitch Grant said “Carrasco impressed us with his work attitude and ethic.” He went on to say Carrasco would do the best job to carry on the direction set forth by former Chief Garcia.
Carrasco has been with the department for approximately 11 years. He was appointed to the Lieutenant over patrol in January of 2017.
Carrasco does not see any big changes for the department, noting “I just want to the keep the department operational.