Law abider
Regular Member
I wanted to share the good news with you all. My Friend sergeant Gary Krutke has been promoted to the chief of police for the city of Prescott. The police commission had started with 14 candidates and the list was whittled down slowly to two. The chief of police for the city of Thorpe and Krutke. I did endorse him publicly in the Pierce County Herald and the Prescott Journal. I am glad I was not humiliated!
Here is my public endorsement:
Dear Police Commission:
My name is ............. I resided in Prescott from 1996-2006. I was appointed to the zoning board of appeals and the industrial commission for the city of Prescott. My mother still resides there, so it is our second home town where we spend many of our weekends.
I understand that Prescott police chief Mike Bondarenko is scheduled to retire. I also understand that you have received numerous applications for his position.
In my opinion a police chief needs to be a multi tasked person who is able not only to apply fiscal discipline, know our criminal code well and have good leadership skills, but also hold his officers in high moral and ethical standards. This means that he must be a people person. Too many times the police chiefs display great administrative skills but are very poor managers of their people. This trait seems to follow them into the public realm that does not allow them to gain the trust of the community. The chief also must be willing to be on the beat when needed. It may be that he needs to still patrol the town and not just administrate from behind the desk.
I have known sergeant Gary Krutke for 10 years and he has clearly demonstrated to be such a person that I have described. He has developed the trust of the community over the years as he has interacted with the citizens of Prescott. Besides, he has gained experience when he was deployed overseas to Iraq. This tactical experience will give him an edge over other candidates in deciding how to quickly resolve any scenarios that could occur in Prescott and keep us safe. I would choose Gary Krutke as the next chief of police for our city.
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