PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Ula Zucker
Events and Media Coordinator
Tel: 305-622-8035
Cell: 786-253-8408
uzucker@miamigardens-fl.gov
For Immediate Release
Miami-DaDe County Mayor Carlos Alvarez to Swear-In police chief and command staff of New Miami Gardens Police Department (MGPD)
Miami Gardens, Fl, December 18, 2006 -The command staff for the newly established Miami Gardens Police Department (MGPD) will officially be sworn in on January 16th, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. at Florida Memorial University’s Lou Rawls Performing Arts Theatre, 15800 NW 42nd Avenue, Miami Gardens. Newly appointed Police Chief Matthew Boyd, former police major with the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), and Deputy Police Chief John Feltgen, former Assistant Director for the Broward Sheriff’s Office, will be sworn in to lead the agency. Other command staff personnel who will be sworn in include: Major Chester “Chet” Butler, Operations Commander, former MDPD Major; Major Alfred Lewers, Jr., Support Services Commander, former Lieutenant with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department; Major Paul Miller, Investigations Commander, former Lieutenant with MDPD; and Captain Steve List, Professional Compliance, former Public Safety Director/Chief of Police with the City of Parkland.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Miami-Dade State Attorney, Kathy Fernandez Rundle will officiate at the ceremony. They will join other local elected officials in swearing-in the command staff that brings to the City over 145 years of professional law enforcement experience.
“It is a great honor to be selected to lead this group of experienced law enforcement personnel in developing a top ranked, professional agency,” said Chief Boyd. “We look forward to meeting the high expectations of the community.”
The ceremony will also serve as the official kick-off of the MGPD. In September 2006, the Miami Gardens City Council officially approved the creation of its own, independent municipal police department, which is expected to have 150 police officers and 24 administrative civilian personnel. With the command staff now in position, the City will begin active recruitment for officers, detectives, sergeants and captains in January 2007 and expects to complete all its hires and assume full police patrol services in December 2007. The City Council has already approved an incentive package and salary schedule that is expected to attract qualified, experienced, community oriented professionals that offer the resources and expertise it will take to create a first class Miami Gardens Police Department.
Information regarding the application process, hiring incentives, timetable for recruitment and information sessions, is available at www.MiamiGardensPolice.org , or by contacting Major Alfred Lewers Jr. 305 622-8000 x 2372 or email: alewers@miamigardens-fl.gov.
The City of Miami Gardens was incorporated on May 13, 2003, and at a population of 107,569 is the third largest city in Miami-Dade County.
For more interviews regarding the Miami Gardens Police Department, or information about the City of Miami Gardens or other media and events-related information, please contact Ula Zucker, events and media coordinator, (305) 622-8035 or email: mailto:uzucker@miamigardens-fl.gov
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