SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay Police Department will have a vacancy in the operations commander position as the current holder, Kevin Warych, leaves for southern Wisconsin.
The Sun Prairie Police Department announced on Thursday that Warych was selected to be the city’s next Chief of Police. Warych brings over two decades of law enforcement experience to Dane County.
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Warych has been the Green Bay Police Department’s operations commander since 2018, supervising and coordinating operations. The role consisted of leading 100 officers on every patrol shift and overseeing the department budget.
Below is a statement from Commander Warych, released via a Green Bay Police Department Facebook post.
“I’m excited for this opportunity, but I won’t forget all the relationships and people who shaped me into being who I am. I am forever grateful for the City of Green Bay, GBPD, and this incredible community. I want to sincerely thank the Police and Fire Commission for their trust in me, and I’m incredibly appreciative of the warm welcome my wife Melissa, our three children, and I have received from city staff.”
Before serving as the operations commander, Warych was the community policing captain, implementing community policing strategies for 42 Green Bay neighborhoods.
He will be ceremonially sworn in on May 12.
