28 years in, new Portage public safety director prepares to lead the next generation

PORTAGE, MI — Growing up in Jackson, Portage Director of Public Safety Matt Wolfe lived near a Michigan State Police trooper who would frequently run by Wolfe’s home.

Wolfe would talk to the trooper about law enforcement, looking up to the trooper as a role model.

So when it was time for Wolfe to pick a major at Grand Valley State University, Wolfe chose criminal justice. It was a good blend of his desire for variety and to help people, he said…

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