Show Salt Lake Police Sergeant I Takes Helm at Moab This Week A veteran of twenty eight years of at work Marlon Marion Lamont Lamont Lamont La- La mont Christensen of at Salt Lake City has been named by the City Council of Moab as Police Chief following a special ecial council meeting Tuesday night Sergeant Christensen will assume as as- sume aume his hi new duties as soon oon as ashe ashe ashe he can make necessary arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments merits to move his hI family emily from Salt Lake City to Moab Mesh and obtain ob oh- tam tain his release from the Salt Lake City police force Mr Christensen Is 58 years old and was eligible for civil service ser see service vice retirement in August of 01 this year Over one-half one of his bis life lite has been spent In police work He spent twenty years ars with the Salt Lake force the last Jast fourteen as Sergeant Prior to that he was wasa a member of the Ogden Utah force torce His Ills experience Includes Include 12 years wit lithe youth bureau and assignment to nearly every division divi sion slon of the metropolitan force torce Coming to Moab with the n new w chief will be Mrs Christensen and one of 01 the officers officer's three children a son now attending the University pf of Utah Mother Another son on is on an mission In Aus Aus- trails Chief Christensen brings a varied varied var vat Led background to Moab other than police pollee work During his time as a public servant ervant he be has lias continued con con- other pursuits as a paInting painting paint paInt- painting ing contractor and in construction ruc- ruc lion tion work His background Includes In In- dud s ten years as a professional wrestler Mr Mr- and Mrs Christensen staled stated stat stat- ed ad that they both were very Of- Of impressed with the grow grow- nig city cUy of Moab They visited the present council mem members and Mayor Corbin during Tuesday afternoon af at- afternoon then mW mOot with new Mayor K K- E. E McDougald and Councilmen Councilmen Council- Council men mn Dr Paul Mayberry and G. G R McKee McK at the council meeting Tuesday night On Oa the invitation of 01 Mayor Corbin Cor Cot Corbin I bin and the council the new mayor and participated 1 ed In the choice of a new chief thief The position of paYee hat has been open since the death of the popular Fred A. A Adamson last month Mr Christensen Is a carbon carbon car bon copy of the former tanner head officer officer of of- fleer having Juwing equal experience and the same annie genial personality His application was the result of ofa a request by y Moab city to io ha na nationally a. a known Salt Lake Police Chief Cleon Clean for recommendation recommendation of a qualified officer |