By K.D. Norris
ken@wktv.org
On the latest episode of WKTV Journal In Focus, a special interview with retiring Kentwood Police Chief Thomas Hillen, who after more than 10 years leading the department — and more than four decades in public safety — is moving on to what’s next in his life.
During his tenure in Kentwood, he has led a team of more than 90 personnel, including 70 sworn police officers. Among the many accomplishments of his tenure was placing a local officer on the FBI Joint Terrorist Task Force and appointing the first female captain in the department’s history.
We talk with The Chief about his career, his department’s accomplishments, and how law enforcement has changed since he first sat in a patrol car — and believe us and him, a lot has changed.
WKTV Journal In Focus airs on cable television in the Wyoming and Kentwood areas on Comcast WKTV Channel 26 and on AT&T Channel 99 Government channel (see our Weekly On-air Schedule for dates and times). All individual interviews included in episodes of WKTV Journal In Focus are also available on YouTube at WKTVvideos.
