MacGillis named Wauwatosa police chief
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James MacGillis has been named the new police chief after a nationwide search to fill the position.
WAUWATOSA, Wis. - The City of Wauwatosa s Police and Fire Commission (PFC) on Thursday, July 1 voted to appoint James MacGillis as the city s next police chief.
MacGillis was working as a drug enforcement officer, used to lead training at the Milwaukee Police Academy and also served in the U.S. Army. All of that combined with a new approach to police the city he grew up in helped him land the chief job.
The vote took just minutes, four of five PFC commissioners choosing MacGilllis.
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Judge reverses Milwaukee FPC demotion of Alfonso Morales
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Judge reverses Milwaukee FPC demotion of Alfonso Morales
The police oversight body that demoted Morales, who later resigned, is in the midst of a search for a new police chief.
MILWAUKEE - A judge on Friday, Dec. 18 reversed the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission s (FPC) decision to demote former Police Chief Alfonso Morales, who later resigned from the Milwaukee Police Department.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Foley reversed the decision Friday, but court documents did not make any other directives immediately clear regarding its impact on the police department or the FPC.
Milwaukee FPC names next acting police chief
Milwaukee FPC names next acting police chief
Jeffrey Norman, who has been with MPD since 1996, will take over for retiring Acting Chief Michael Brunson.
MILWAUKEE - It remains unknown who will serve as the next permanent Milwaukee police chief, but the city s Fire and Police Commission (FPC) did approve the department s next interim leader on Thursday night, Dec. 17 current Assistant Chief Jeffrey Norman.
Acting Chief Michael Brunson, a 25-year veteran of the force, will retire on Tuesday.
Commissioners thanked Brunson for his service and welcomed his short-term successor on Thursday all the while remaining gridlocked on their vote for the next permanent chief.