New police chief named in Hallsville

The Hallsville Board of Aldermen has hired a new police chief for the city.

The board unanimously offered the position during a closed session Monday to Andrew Van Hulten, who had been serving as interim chief since the position became vacant earlier this month, the city said in a news release.

Van Hulten joined the police force in Hallsville last year after nine years as a military police officer. The city will host an open house at 9:30 a.m. Friday at City Hall for the public to meet the new chief, who will be sworn in at 10 a.m.

Six people applied for the position, according to the release.