Huron Police Chief Gary Will met members of the community Wednesday night during a Meet and Greet session in the City Commission room at the Huron Municipal Building. Will has been on the job two weeks and does not foresee major changes to the departments day to day operations…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/meetmrwill1.mp3|titles=meetmrwill1]Will replaces long time chief Doug Schmitt and comes into a department with many long time members. He says being the new guy at the top has just a bit awkward…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/meetmrwill2.mp3|titles=meetmrwill2]Will made a significant effort to meet the community, attending Tuesday night’s Chamber Mixer. He says a lot of what he has heard from the Huron residents he’s meet fits in with his main goal of engaging the community with the police…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/meetmrwill3.mp3|titles=meetmrwill3]Will feels better communication with the people they serve is critical to providing a safer community…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/meetmrwill4.mp3|titles=meetmrwill4]Huron is one of the larger communities Will has worked in during his 34 year career in law enforcement. He says its too early to tell because he is still looking over data, but says he would right now, support adding a few officers to the department, to reduce staff shortages and overtime when officers get sick or take vacation.
- Hear News Director Zach Nelson’s full interview with Huron Police Chief Gary Will Here. [audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/gary-will-interview.mp3|titles=gary will interview]