UpdatedSat, Jan 9, 2021 at 8:14 am CT Replies(32) Lt. Dawn Malec has more than 26 years experience at the Joliet Police Department. Sources have told Patch that Malec's chances of being Joliet's next police chief are high. (Image via city of Joliet ) JOLIET, IL — Joliet's police chief, which is one of the most powerful positions in Will County, has been entrusted to white men for several decades, but that may change starting next week. After less than 2 1/2 years in the job, Al Roechner submitted his retirement notice Friday, a matter of hours before the Joliet City Council voted 6-3 to hire former Army colonel Jim Capparelli as the new permanent city manager for Joliet.