On July 1, 1996 I had the highest honor bestowed upon me when I was appointed Police Chief for the City of Winooski. I have served the City for 12 years, starting as an officer in January of 1984. As Police Chief, I will stay active and encourage members of the community to contact me with any concerns that they may have.

The police department will continue to play an important role in providing for a secure and healthy environment for the citizens of Winooski. We will strive to continue our partnership with the school to further the goals of our community.

The Winooski Police Department plays an active role in not only enforcing the laws, but in educating the citizens of our community. We will be expanding the DARE program to include all lower grades and continue our neighborhood informational and educational meetings.

During the past year the department hired 5 highly dedicated individuals. I wish to welcome Officers Jes Kraus, Rick Hebert, and Michael McCullagh, and Dispatchers Diane Gagnon and Kris Shaw to the department and look forward to working with them.

It has been a busy and productive year for the department. We responded to 10,238 calls for service which included 418 arrests for criminal violations. The members of the department issued 1,636 parking tickets and 1,180 traffic tickets.

(Steve McQueen, Chief of Police)