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Vol. 39, No. 51
December 18, 2024
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Brookfield paves the way for a 2nd deputy police chief Chief says current deputy deserves relief from interruptions on days off By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
Brookfield is seeking a second deputy police chief to help spread out the duties of leading a municipal police department. Police Chief Michael Kuruvilla said in a memo to the village board that police leadership staff, namely Deputy Chief Terry Schreiber, are often required to be available for subordinate officers who lead a shift to contact them both on the clock and off, like on weekends, holiday breaks or scheduled time off. He said the circumstances necessitating a second deputy to share the burden of being on-call have settled into place over time. “As the profession and as society continues to advance, we do have more demands on the ways we handle calls,” Kuruvilla told the Landmark. “I don’t think that’s a bad See DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF on page 3
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The S.E. Gross Warriors’ cheer team snagged second place at Sunday’s RBHS Middle School Cheerleading Competition. See more photos on page 16.
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