Chief of Police
 The
Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees named Deputy Chief Kirt
Bowden as the next Chief of Police at its regular meeting on
Monday, March 26, 2007. Deputy Chief Bowden follows Interim
Police Chief Don Zimmerman, who came out of a ten-year
retirement to take office in February 2006, when former Police
Chief Jeff Werner retired.
"What an honor it is to be chosen to lead such a fine
police department," said Dep. Chief Bowden. "The Bloomfield
Township Police Department has always strived to provide
professional service to the community and will continue to
make our residents feel safe and secure."
Deputy Chief Bowden was hired into the Bloomfield Township
Police Department in December, 1977. He rose through the
ranks, becoming a detective in 1988, a sergeant in 1993, a
lieutenant in 1999 and captain in March, 2002. He was named
Deputy Chief in March, 2006. He has received a Department Unit
Commendation, an Honorable Mention, a Meritorious Service
recognition and a Letter of Recognition. In 1987 he was named
Officer of the Year.
Deputy Chief Bowden has just completed a three-month course
at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. This is a
select training program for law enforcement executives that
focuses on both educational and physical training.
Interim Police Chief Zimmerman will return to retirement
after this 14-month period of transition in the Township’s
Police Department. His mandate was to assess the Department’s
top officers and make recommendations for the leadership
positions.
"The Township has always preferred to promote people from
within its own ranks," he said. "This Police Department has
more than enough talent to assure a healthy progression and
this has taken place here this evening."
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