Following a six-month nationwide search, Wauwatosa native James MacGillis was named the new police chief of Wauwatosa on Thursday.
The Wauwatosa Police and Fire Commission, a five-member citizen-led panel chaired by a former Wauwatosa police detective, confirmed the choice by a vote of 4-1.
MacGillis is the former director of training at the Milwaukee Police Academy and the current drug intelligence officer for the North Central High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program. I am humbled and proud to have been selected to lead the Wauwatosa Police Department as its next chief, MacGillis told the commission after the vote.
MacGillis will helm a department that last year saw a fatal police shooting, a mass shooting, citywide curfews and months of protests throughout the city.
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MPD veteran taking top job in neighboring suburb. By Jeramey Jannene - Jul 1st, 2021 05:36 pm //end headline wrapper ?>James H. MacGillis. Photo provided.
James H. MacGillis will be Wauwatosa’s next police chief.
The city’s Police & Fire Commission announced the selection Thursday afternoon. MacGillis’ first day on the job will be July 26th.
MacGillis retired from MPD in January after more than 25 years with the department. He currently serves as the drug intelligence officer for the North Central High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program.
HIDTA is a federally-supported, multi-agency crimefighting effort in which both Milwaukee and Wauwatosa police departments participate.
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.
UpdatedThu, Jul 1, 2021 at 5:34 pm CT
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Commissioners said that police and community relations were important to them. (Ethan Duran/Patch)
WAUWATOSA, WI The Wauwatosa Police and Fire Commission voted 4-1 Thursday to appoint James MacGillis as Wauwatosa s new police chief.
One commissioner, Dominic Leone, didn t vote for MacGillis and instead voted for Jeffrey Norman, who is currently the acting police chief in Milwaukee.
Leone didn t say why he voted for Norman but later added that he had the utmost confidence in MacGillis.
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