Hurst's police chief is retiring after 40 years with the department.
Chief Steve Moore started as an animal control officer when he was 20 years old – and too young to become a police officer.
He then worked his way from patrol to supervisor and then to chief 10 years ago.
Moore said policing has changed in four decades.
“Technology has changed a lot,” he said. “When I started, you’d go to a crime scene, you’d take a report and you might have some black powder and you take a few fingerprints and that was about it.”
Now, crime scene investigations are much more thorough, with highly-trained officers searching for DNA and other evidence.
Moore said he plans to enjoy his retirement by traveling.
Hurst’s assistant chief, Steve Niekamp, is taking over the top job.
