David L. Peterson
Chief of Police
Fox Valley Metropolitan Police Department

Chief David Peterson is currently the Chief of Police of the second largest municipal police agency in Outagamie County (Wl.) His responsibilities include the supervision of 26 full-time sworn officers, 3 full-time non-sworn support staff and several part-time positions within the police department.

Prior to becoming Chief of Police, Chief Peterson held the position of patrol officer since 1978. In July 1989 Chief Peterson became Chief of Police for the Little Chute, Wl Police Department. In 1994, the Village's of Kimberly and Little Chute started researching the possibility of consolidating police departments. Chief Peterson was instrumental in researching and finding solutions to the many questions and concerns that were discovered during this process. During this process, Chief Peterson was named interim Chief of Police for the Kimberly Police Department when the Kimberly Chief retired. On April 1, 1995, as a result of the many months of research and planning, the Kimberly and Little Chute Police Departments consolidated law enforcement services.  Chief David Peterson was named Chief for the Fox Valley Metropolitan Police Department.

Chief Dave Peterson's academic background includes two Applied Science Degrees in Police Science and Security and Loss Prevention from Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, Wl. He obtained his Bachelors in Management and Masters in Management from Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wl.

Chief Peterson's appointments

U. S. Air Force                       June, 1974
Police Officer                       July, 1978
Chief of Police (Little Chute)        July, 1989
Interim Chief (Kimberly)              January, 1995
Chief of Police (Fox Valley Metro)   April 1, 1995

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