Mayor Greg Fischer has named Steve Conrad the new chief of police and the Louisville native’s top goal is to make the city the safest in the country.
For two years Conrad served as an assistant chief in Metro Government before leaving in 2005 to takeover the police department in Glendale, Arizona. The Louisville native replaces former Chief Robert White, who resigned to take the chief post in Denver, Colorado.
Sixteen candidates applied for the position in a search conducted by the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville. Initially, members of the Metro Council held public forums to receive community input before the field was narrowed to 11 candidates, who were interviewed by a panel and cut down to five finalists.
Conrad says he is excited about becoming only the second person to head the department since city and county government combined, and wants to build on partnerships that White created to make Louisville safer.
“I want every neighborhood in our community to be the kind of place where you can let your kids go out and play and not have to worry about their safety. I want every neighborhood to be the kind of place where you can go to work and not worry about your home getting broken into while you’re away. I want every neighborhood to be the kind of place where seniors can walk and not worry about harassment or being victimized,” he says.
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