There性视界传媒檚 a new constable in town 性视界传媒 sort of.
On Wednesday, Danny Craig II took the oath of office once again to become the Gregg County Pct. 4 constable. This time, he said he性视界传媒檚 looking forward to becoming more involved in the community.
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Craig, 36, previously served as constable from 2017 to 2021. He was succeeded by Daryl Gregg, whom he bested in the March primary. He didn性视界传媒檛 face a challenger in November.
The Pct. 4 constable性视界传媒檚 office was the only contested county-level office on the ballot in Gregg County.
Craig began his law enforcement career with the Gregg County Sheriff性视界传媒檚 Office in 2007. He worked for the Carthage Police Department from 2009 to 2011 before returning to the sheriff性视界传媒檚 office, where he remained until he became constable in 2017.
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Gregg was born, raised and spent almost all of his life in Pct. 4, which includes South Longview. His father, Danny Craig Sr., is the Pct 4 commissioner and was a law enforcement officer, too.
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Craig said he hopes to use his position to help people. As constable, he has dual roles: He性视界传媒檚 a full-fledged law enforcement officer with the power to arrest lawbreakers, write traffic tickets and everything else that a police officer or sheriff性视界传媒檚 deputy can do. He性视界传媒檚 also in charge of handing civil matters such as evictions, and he serves as the bailiff in the Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace court.
Evicting people from properties is a tough job. But he has opportunities to show folks a little mercy and kindness. If a tenant needs an extra day to remove his or her possessions from a property, that性视界传媒檚 something Craig is willing to work out with the landlord 性视界传媒 provided that the tenant doesn性视界传媒檛 abuse the opportunity, Craig said.
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Craig hopes to get involved with more community events and help organize them, he said.
性视界传媒淚 like people,性视界传媒 Craig said. 性视界传媒淢y first time in office, that really brought me out of my shell.性视界传媒
He also hopes to be the type of law enforcement officer that younger people can relate to and trust 性视界传媒 to let them know that 性视界传媒減olice officers aren性视界传媒檛 bad. They性视界传媒檙e here to help.性视界传媒
性视界传媒淚 never want anyone to be afraid of law enforcement,性视界传媒 he said.
Craig性视界传媒檚 office is at 2131 S. Eastman Road. It is open 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. To reach his office, call (903) 236-4058.
