Chickasha Police Chief Goebel “G.G.” Music retired last Friday after more than 28 years of service to Chickasha citizens as a law enforcement officer. He began serving the CPD as a reserve officer in April 1996 until he was sworn in as a patrol officer on May 1, 1998.
Music steadily advanced through the ranks until he was promoted to Assistant Chief on Sept. 1, 2016, and then Chief of Police on July 1, 2023.
He led by example in his dedication to training for excellence. In addition to more than 120 hours of Officer Involved Shooting investigations training and experience, Music was twice certified in Internal Affairs Investigations.
He earned a Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training Advanced Certificate and was a CLEET advanced instructor, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing instructor, and Radar Instructor. During his time as Field Training Officer commander, Music rewrote more than 100 FTO lesson plans. He also designed and wrote the in-house training curriculum for those becoming field training officers.
He invested in more than just training for Chickasha Police Department employees. In 2020, he developed a 100% grant-funded private mental health services program for all police department employees. Through this program, all department employees, both civilian and commissioned, are provided access to expert counseling services.
Music served as the Incident Commander during the 2011 tornado that made a direct hit in Chickasha and during a 2017 officer-involved shooting. He also led the successful execution and prosecution of the operators of eight methamphetamine labs in Chickasha.
“Chief Music has faithfully served the citizens of Chickasha with unwavering dedication, integrity, and professionalism,” said Mayor Zach Grayson. “Throughout his career, he has been more than a law enforcement officer, he has been a mentor, a leader, and a steadfast presence for our community.”
“G.G. and I are members of the same church; he has great knowledge of scripture and is unbashful in sharing with those that need to hear God’s Word,” said former Mayor Chris Mosley.
“He treated people he met through his career with kindness and respect. He believes in proper punishment for their actions but saw their soul as a human, too. Several people, when being arrested, would ask for G.G. because he was kind to them. G.G.’s integrity and his impact as a father figure to many will be missed,” Mosley said.
Assistant Chief Traye Alexander will serve as interim police chief until a permanent successor is named, City Manager Jim Crosby told Southwest Ledger.
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Mike W. Ray is a fifth-generation, award winning journalist who has more than 55 years’ experience covering municipal, county, state, and federal government in Oklahoma and Texas. He can be reached at mike. ray@swoknews.com.