Assistant Chief Michael P. (MP) Jackson began service with the Pasadena Police Department on March 26, 1979. Michael is a 1975 graduate of San Jacinto College with an Associates Degree in Law Enforcement, a 1976 graduate of the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, a 1996 graduate of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas/ Leadership and Command College, and a 2006 Graduate of the FBI National Academy/ Session 227.

He graduated from the 32nd Pasadena Police Academy and served as a field training officer prior to being promoted to Sergeant on November 7, 1983. Upon promotion to Sergeant, he served for three and half years in the Detective Division, prior to being assigned to the Internal Affairs Division for an additional three and half years. He was promoted to Lieutenant on May 21, 1991 and was assigned to the Patrol Division for five and half years.

During his service in the Patrol Division, he served as commander of both the Evening and Night Shifts, and assisted in the development, implementation, and became the first commander for the Gang Task Force, Resident Officer Program, DOT Unit, and Citizen’s Patrol Project. He was transferred to the Narcotics Division in November 1996 where assisted with the development and implementation of Operation Safe Home, a partnership with the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to reduce narcotics activity in federally subsidized apartments in Pasadena.  He then transferred to the Special Investigations Division in April 1999 where he assumed command of the Juvenile, Auto Theft, and Domestic Violence Units. While assigned to the Special Investigations Division, he assumed additional responsibilities of the Gang Task Force and later assumed the DART unit. In addition to these responsibilities, he assisted with the development, implementation, and became the first commander for the Community Defense Unit, Financial Crimes Unit, Project Spotlight, and Fugitive Investigations Unit.

Michael was promoted to Assistant Chief of Police on November 7, 2005 and assumed command of the Investigations and Support Bureaus.

Additionally, he serves on the Crime Stoppers of Greater Houston/ Partner Council, Harris County Children’s Assessment Center/ Partner Council, Advisory Board member San Jacinto College/ Criminal Justice Department, Board of Directors for the San Jacinto Family YMCA, Administrative Vice President for the Southeast Harris County Communities in Schools, member East Harris County Manufacturers Association (EHCMA)/ Security Committee, member of the Pasadena Citizens Advisory Panel, and as a past President and Executive Board Member of the Pasadena Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).

Assistant Chief Bud Corbett joined the Pasadena Police Department on October 16, 1972 and graduated the 23rd academy that same year. He is in his fortieth year of service to the city, and is the most senior member of the department.  He has held every civil service rank in the police department, and has been over every command in the department, in some cases, multiple times.  Since being promoted from the rank of Captain to his current rank of Assistant Chief in 2008, he was assigned command of all uniform street operations, dispatch/communications and jail services. Included in his duties as Assistant Chief of Police, he has oversight of the Public Information Office, and serves as the police department spokesperson. In that capacity, in connection with a number of high profile cases, Assistant Chief Corbett has represented the department and community on multiple national television shows, most of them live, including guest appearances on ABC Nightline, The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity and Colmes, Star Jones Court TV, Lou Dobbs, MSNBC Live, Rick Sanchez, Greta Van Susteren, Nancy Grace, “Most Shocking”, and others.

Assistant Chief Corbett's knowledge in homicide investigation and case preparation has on numerous occasions, led members of this department and other organizations to seek his expertise and consultation in several homicide investigations. He also serves as a guest lecturer on the subject at the University of Houston-Downtown, Criminal Justice Center.

In 2000 while working full time, Assistant Chief Corbett graduated LeTourneau University with honors, having achieved a 4.0 GPA and a Bachelors degree in Business Management.  He is a 2001 graduate of the FBI National Academy, 205th Session; and the following year, entered graduate school at Sam Houston State University. In 2004, one of Assistant Chief Corbett’s written works, “Conflict in the Workplace: The Value of Constructive Discord,” was selected by Sam Houston State faculty for publication in the April issue of the Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Forum, criminal justice journal. In August of that year he graduated SHSU with a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice Management, again with a 4.0 GPA.