Jan 8, 2016: WTVA: Corinth police to step up patrols
"They'll be getting out of their cars and walking and talking to people in the neighborhood. They also go to community functions," said Chief Ralph Dance.
"They'll be getting out of their cars and walking and talking to people in the neighborhood. They also go to community functions," said Chief Ralph Dance.
Apr 10, 2015: WTVA: Chief: No credible threats of violence in Corinth
Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance says there have been no credible threats of violence to the city schools or to any other establishment.
Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance says there have been no credible threats of violence to the city schools or to any other establishment.
Mar 22, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Corinth police investigating possible hate crime
Police Chief Ralph Dance told WTVA, "The alleged Facebook post was apparently sexual in nature."
Police Chief Ralph Dance told WTVA, "The alleged Facebook post was apparently sexual in nature."
Jan 19, 2015: WDAM: Customer bitten by snake inside north Mississippi Lowe's location
Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance says a customer at Lowe's was bitten in the head by a snake Saturday afternoon around 2:30.
Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance says a customer at Lowe's was bitten in the head by a snake Saturday afternoon around 2:30.
• Employed with the Corinth Police Department in March 1990
• Graduate of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy
• Worked as patrolman from May 1990 – 1994
• Promoted to Detective Sergeant in 1994
• Employed with District Attorney’s Office as Criminal Investigator in March 1997. Returned to the Corinth Police Department as Captain of Detectives in November 2002.
• As Captain of Detectives, he supervised five other detectives in all aspects of criminal investigations and have been third in command for the past 11 years.
• Over 2500 hours of in-service training in the areas of Homicide Investigation, Advanced Criminal Investigation, DNA Evidence Identification and Collection, Crime Scene, Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Enforcement, and Leadership Skills for Law Enforcement Supervisors.
• Graduate of the Certified Investigator Program by The Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy
• Graduate of F.B.I. Law Enforcement Command College
• Awarded Police Officer of the Year for the Corinth Police Department and S.W.A.T. Officer of the Year by the Mississippi Tactical Officer’s Association in 2007.
• Awarded Police Officer of the Year by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office and the Mississippi Prosecutors Association for the Northern District of Mississippi on October 24, 2008.
• Graduate of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy
• Worked as patrolman from May 1990 – 1994
• Promoted to Detective Sergeant in 1994
• Employed with District Attorney’s Office as Criminal Investigator in March 1997. Returned to the Corinth Police Department as Captain of Detectives in November 2002.
• As Captain of Detectives, he supervised five other detectives in all aspects of criminal investigations and have been third in command for the past 11 years.
• Over 2500 hours of in-service training in the areas of Homicide Investigation, Advanced Criminal Investigation, DNA Evidence Identification and Collection, Crime Scene, Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Enforcement, and Leadership Skills for Law Enforcement Supervisors.
• Graduate of the Certified Investigator Program by The Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy
• Graduate of F.B.I. Law Enforcement Command College
• Awarded Police Officer of the Year for the Corinth Police Department and S.W.A.T. Officer of the Year by the Mississippi Tactical Officer’s Association in 2007.
• Awarded Police Officer of the Year by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office and the Mississippi Prosecutors Association for the Northern District of Mississippi on October 24, 2008.