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City of Wauwatosa issued the following announcement on June 3.

Three candidates for the Wauwatosa Police Chief have completed the assessment center as part of the most recent step in the nationwide Police Chief recruitment. Their names, a brief biography, and headshot are below. As we advance to the final steps, the public can continue to follow the Police and Fire Commission’s (PFC) recruitment and selection process on the city’s website at www.wauwatosa.net/chief. 

The citizen-led PFC will meet on Wednesday, June 9 to review the assessment center feedback and determine the final candidates. Nine members of the public participated in the assessment center by providing feedback to the PFC. The stakeholders included Wauwatosa residents, mental health professionals, public safety professionals, and education professionals. As Chair, I plan for the Commission to hold this discussion in closed session, as permitted by Wisconsin State law. The finalists will be named on the city’s website on June 10. 

Final candidates will participate in a public interview scheduled for Monday, June 14. Members of the public can submit questions until June 7. The city’s Human Resources Department will review the questions for legality. The PFC will select a limited number of questions to ask the final candidates during the public interview. 

Members of the public can watch the interview live on the city’s website, via Zoom, or a recording of the interview will be available through June 16. You can submit feedback to the PFC via an online survey through June 16. Check www.wauwatosa.net/chief for details about the public forum and the survey link in the near future.

The PFC will make the ultimate hiring decision under Section 62.13 of the Wisconsin Statutes, which gives them sole authority over the selection of police and fire chiefs. We will continue to share updates about the process on the city’s website at www.wauwatosa.net/chief.

Candidates for Police Chief

James MacGillis

James H. MacGillis is the current Drug Intelligence Officer-North Central HIDTA for the state of Wisconsin as part of the national Overdose Response Strategy spearheaded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). He retired in January 2021 as a Captain of Police and the Director of Training at the Milwaukee Police Academy where he managed and supervised police recruit training, in-service training, and specialized training for the Milwaukee Police Department after 25+ years of service. He has testified several times as a use of force expert and training expert in the areas of officer-involved shootings, the training and delivery of verbalization skills with physical use of force, and in custody death prevention. He has previously worked in patrol, investigations, training, HIDTA (enforcement), and communications. James has managed many projects related to use of force, narcotics safety and evidence processing, and he consults at a state, national and international level regarding tactics and use of force best practices (Washington D.C, Shanghai, China, and EMS World Conferences). He is also a co-consultant and co-author of several training manuals that are the state standard for using force and tactics in the state of Wisconsin as a member of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board-Tactical Skills Advisory Committee (2005-2021, 2021-emeritus member). He holds certifications as a Master Firearms and Master Tactical Response instructor along with several other law enforcement training certifications.

 

James is an emeritus Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) research scholar with the National Institute of Justice and has consulted on several research projects with RAND Corp, George Mason University, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), National Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association (NLFEIA), International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), and IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police). He holds a master’s degree in Administrative Leadership from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee focusing on adult education programs. He is also a WI-DOJ Command College graduate and Certified Public Manager through UW-Madison. He has also served in the US Army (active and National Guard) as a combat medical specialist and was the Military Liaison Officer for the Milwaukee Police Department, assisting separating and returning service members and their families during deployments. Prior to his military service, James grew up in Wauwatosa, having attended Washington and Underwood Elementary Schools, Whitman Middle School, and graduated from Wauwatosa West High School.

In his spare time, he has served as an Executive Board member for Fisher House Wisconsin, is a current board member of the Milwaukee Police Historical Society, is a member of the McKinley Masonic Lodge, and is a member of a local American Legion Post. He is married and has two adult children.

Jeffrey Norman

Jeffrey Norman is the current Acting Chief for the City of Milwaukee. Jeff was appointed to the Milwaukee Police Department in 1996.  As an officer, Acting Chief Norman served in District 1, District 2, and the Technical Communications Division until his promotion to detective in 2002.  As a detective, he served in the Robbery Division, Violent Crimes Division and Homicide Division until his promotion to lieutenant in 2010.  As a lieutenant, he served in the Property Crimes Division, Metropolitan Division (Robbery Task Force, Homicide Unit and Cold Case Unit) and District 5 as the dayshift commander. Promoted to captain in 2017, he commanded the Inspections Division and District 3.  In 2020 he was promoted to Assistant Chief. 

Acting Chief Norman was the executive commander of the Criminal Investigation Bureau.  The Criminal Investigation Bureau oversees the Homicide, Special Investigation, Violent Crimes, General Crimes, Sensitive Crimes, Fusion and Forensic Divisions.  Acting Chief Norman was the former commander of District 3.  His district served the west side of Milwaukee, which covers 11 square miles and over 100,000 residents.  Acting Chief Norman was also the former commander of the Inspections Division.  The Inspections Division operates the Inspection, Accreditation, Audit and CJIS Compliance Units.  Acting Chief Norman oversaw the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG) accreditation standards for the department and ensures districts and divisions are regularly audited and inspected for compliance according to departmental policies and procedures, national law enforcement best practices, and federal, state and local law.

On December 23, 2020, he was appointed to serve as the Acting Chief of the Milwaukee Police Department.

Acting Chief Norman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a Masters of Public Administration degree from Kaplan University, and a Juris Doctor degree from Marquette University Law School. Acting Chief Norman is a graduate of the FBI LEEDA’s Executive and Command Institutes, Southern Police Institute’s Chief Executive Leadership, International Associations of Chiefs of Police’s Leadership in Police Organizations and 68th Session of the Police Executive Research Forum-Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) in Boston, MA.

David Salazar

Captain Salazar was appointed to the Milwaukee Police Department in 1996 and served as a patrol officer in the Seventh District until his promotion to Detective in 2001. As a Detective he worked in the Robbery Division and later in the Homicide Division. From 2009 through 2013, he served as a Lieutenant in the Criminal Investigation Bureau and in the Internal Affairs Division.

In 2013, Captain Salazar was promoted to commander of the Intelligence Fusion Center (IFC) for the Milwaukee Police Department. While serving at the IFC, Captain Salazar oversaw the implementation of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, the expansion of the ShotSpotter System, and the creation of the Crime Gun Intelligence Center. In 2018, Captain Salazar served as the commanding officer of the Court Administration / Central Booking Division as well as the Criminal Investigation Bureau – Property Crimes Division. In 2019, Captain Salazar was assigned as the Acting Field Night Inspector. In 2020, Captain Salazar was assigned to District Two.

Captain Salazar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Management from Concordia University – Wisconsin and holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Bowling Green State University. He is also a graduate of the 56th Session of the Police Executive Research Forum – Senior Management Institute for Police.

 Original source can be found here.

Source: City of Wauwatosa