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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.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
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 ...
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.
Nannette " Nan " Hegerty (born 1950 or 1951) is an American former police officer who served as the chief of the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) from 2003 to 2007. She also served as U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin from 1994 to 2002.