TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Toledo police will have a new chief starting next month. Current Chief Michael Troendle is retiring Nov. 1, and Assistant Chief Kevin Braun will step into the role.
Braun’s background
Braun has spent nearly 26 years with Toledo police. The Toledo native joined the force in 2000 and has worked through every level of leadership, from sergeant to assistant chief.
“We don’t need to reinvent the wheel here. We need to expand and grow on the progress that we’ve made,” Braun said.
Priorities for the department
Braun said enhancing the department’s professionalism is one of his top priorities.
“When you look across the country, a lot of times when police departments kind of get themselves in trouble, it’s because you see that the professionalism kind of wavered for a moment,” Braun said…