Police Chief Will On One Year In Huron

Police Chief Gary Will, Jr. talks with people at a meet and greet one year ago

Sunday marks another one-year anniversary. It’s been one year since Gary Will, Jr. took the helm of the Huron Police Department.  2011 was a year that started with an officer charged in a criminal investigation and the reason Will is in Huron, comments made by former Chief Doug Schmitt to the Legislature. Will says the decison to come to Huron was the right one to make…

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Will says he inherited a department that was “defensive”…

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One of the biggest challenges Will has faced in his first year as Chief, is himself…

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Will has focused on making the department more accessable to the public…

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Will says the Department will continue expanding Community Policing efforts like the Citizen’s Police Academy including to take part in the nationwide, National Night Out event which will be held on Tuesday August 7th.