This ends the search for a new police chief, which has been a loose position since 2015 Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 1:39 PM EDT April 3, 2021 CENTERVILLE, Ga. — Editor's Note: The video in this story is from a December report on the department's search for a new leader. Former Montezuma Assistant Police Chief Cedric Duncan has been appointed to be the new chief at the Centerville Police Department. According to a Facebook post by the Montezuma Police Department, Duncan is the 12th police officer of the Montezuma Police Department who's been appointed chief. The search for a new chief began in 2020, and was the third search to fill the position in the last five years.