South Haven: New police chief never quit old job

South Haven: New police chief never quit old job

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Less than a month ago, Dennis Honholt was announced as South Haven’s new police chief. On Thursday, he resigned. Honholt was hired by South Haven from Tennessee, where he served as the public safety director in Dover, which is northwest of Nashville. Honholt was believed to have resigned from his position in Tennessee upon his start date of April 1, South Haven says. That was apparently not the case. “City leadership …

South Haven Police Chief Dennis Honholt resigns

Updating the story from this morning, we’ve learned that South Haven’s police chief, Dennis Honholt, has stepped down from his position. City officials explained through a written statement that Honholt had not resigned from his role in Dover, Tennessee, before accepting the chief position in South Haven. When he was hired on April 1, it was understood that he would be dedicated to serving South Haven full-time. Today, the city accepted Honholt’…

South Haven police chief under scrutiny for allegedly holding two chief jobs

A weekly newspaper in Dover, Tennessee is reporting that South Haven’s new police chief is also still serving as the police chief in Dover. Chief Dennis Honholt was sworn in as South Haven’s new police chief on April 1, but in a lengthy story in the Stewart County Standard, Dover city officials claim Honholt is still on their payroll as chief. Dover City Administrator Charles Parks, told the paper that Honholt is still the police chief and was e…