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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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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.
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