Cullman City Council, CPD announce promotions, new patrol major

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Intae Suh was promoted to major of investigation. Left to right are Assistant Chief Brandon Patterson, Taisley Suh, Major Intae Suh, Torrin Suh, Chief Joey Duncan and Councilman Brad Smith. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
Intae Suh was promoted to major of investigation. Left to right are Assistant Chief Brandon Patterson, Taisley Suh, Major Intae Suh, Torrin Suh, Chief Joey Duncan and Councilman Brad Smith. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Council on Monday welcomed a crowd of Cullman Police Department officers and families as Chief Joey Duncan and Assistant Chief Brandon Patterson joined the council’s Public Safety Committee Chairman Brad Smith to announce two promotions and a new hire.

Administrator Daniel Hunt, a 22-year CPD veteran, and investigator Intae Suh, with 14 years on the force, were promoted to the rank of major. Duncan then introduced the department’s new patrol major, John Mahler. Mahler served with the CPD as a jailer for a short time before a 20-year career as an Alabama State Trooper.

The council’s only other order of business was the approval of a resolution to award a bid for a crew cab truck to Bill Smith Buick GMC, the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $46,697.60. 

The Cullman City Council meets next on Monday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Cullman City Hall auditorium. The public is invited to attend.

Daniel Hunt was promoted to major. Left to right are Assistant Chief Brandon Patterson, Ethan Hunt, Sawyer Hunt, Major Daniel Hunt, Chief Joey Duncan and Councilman Brad Smith. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
Daniel Hunt was promoted to major. Left to right are Assistant Chief Brandon Patterson, Ethan Hunt, Sawyer Hunt, Major Daniel Hunt, Chief Joey Duncan and Councilman Brad Smith. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
John Mahler, a former CPD officer and State Trooper, returned to become patrol major. Left to right are Assistant Chief Brandon Patterson, Major John Mahler, Chief Joey Duncan and Councilman Brad Smith. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
John Mahler, a former CPD officer and State Trooper, returned to become patrol major. Left to right are Assistant Chief Brandon Patterson, Major John Mahler, Chief Joey Duncan and Councilman Brad Smith. (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)