In case you missed it this morning, The Ledger had a very nice article about Retired Sgt. Edgar Pickett, Jr. You can read the article online here. Sgt. Pickett was one of the first black officers to work at Lakeland PD when he was sworn in as an officer in 1954.
A photo of the four black officers on the police department at that time is to the right. Sgt. Pickett is seated in the middle of the photo. The other officers include Samuel King, Thomas Hodge, and Samuel Williams.
During his service to Lakeland, Sgt. Pickett was a driving force toward expanding our forensic crime scene capabilities. He retired in 1983 after nearly 30 years of service to our community. In 1996 we dedicated our crime lab in his honor and that of Retired Sgt. Herman Moulden into what is now referred to as the Pickett/Moulden Crime Lab.
Sgt. Pickett remains an active member of the LPD family with our other retirees, and he will from time to time come to the police station and walk the hallways to visit with old friends. We appreciate his service and always look forward to seeing him around the PD.
Various photos of the Pickett/Moulden crime lab are shown below.
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