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The chief of the Milwaukee Police Department is the head of the Milwaukee Police Department. The position was established in 1855 by mayor James B. Cross to replace the position of city sheriff . He appointed William Beck , a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly , as the first chief, a position he held until his resignation in 1861; he ...
The Milwaukee Police Department is the police department organized under the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The department has a contingent of about 1,800 sworn officers when at full strength and is divided into seven districts. [1] Jeffrey B. Norman is the current chief of police, serving since December 2020.
Pages in category "Chiefs of the Milwaukee Police Department" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Laubenheimer joined the police department in 1893. He was appointed as the chief of police in 1921. The following year, he established the world's first police academy. [2] Also during his tenure, Laubenheimer more than doubled the number of personnel, including allowing women and African Americans to join the department. Squad cars also began ...
Stacked bar chart of U.S. law enforcement deaths in the line of duty from 1791 through 2020. General cause of death shown by color. [1] This is a list of U.S. law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Summaries of the overall casualty figures, by year, are also provided.
Dontre D. Hamilton (1983 – April 30, 2014), of Milwaukee, was 31 years old at the time of his death. [1] Hamilton had a history of mental illness. [1] [2] According to Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn, Hamilton had a prior history of arrests in Milwaukee which were "directly connected to mental health issues." However, it was later ...
Edward A. Flynn (born 1948) is an American law enforcement executive. From 2008 until 2018, Flynn served as chief of the Milwaukee Police Department.Prior to assuming that position, he served as secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and as police commissioner in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Three police-involved deaths in Milwaukee in 1981 have been cited as causes for a general increase in racial tension in the city that year. [1] In December, two Milwaukee Police officers – John Machjewski and Charles Mehlberg – were shot and killed by Robert Lee Collins, an African-American man, while investigating a reported robbery at Alfred's House of Bourbon, a tavern.