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News
Release
01/20/09
Wayne Miller,
Assistant Chief of Police
(386) 506-5810
PORT ORANGE NAMES ASSISTANT
CHIEF OF POLICE
 The
Port Orange Police Department is proud to announce the
promotion of Captain Wayne M. Miller to the rank of Assistant
Chief of Police. The promotion is effective Monday January
19th, 2009.
Originally
from Utica, New York, Assistant Chief Miller has been employed
with the Port Orange Police Department for 23.5 years. He
began his career as a reserve patrol officer with the Port
Orange Police Department in 1985. Since that time he has
worked through the ranks as a patrol officer, motorcycle
officer, field training officer, traffic homicide
investigator, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant and captain. He
has spent the last three years overseeing all administrative
functions of the Department as administrative captain.
Assistant Chief Miller holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Law Enforcement Management. Additionally, he is a graduate of
the 217th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico,
Virginia, the 59th session of the FBI Law Enforcement
Executive Development Institute, the 34th session of the
Florida Criminal Justice Chief Executive Seminar and the first
session of the Florida Police Chief’s Association/Florida
Department of Law Enforcement Future Chief’s Seminar. During
his lengthy tenure at the Department, Assistant Chief Miller
has received over 90 commendation/recognition achievements and
is a two time recipient of the Port Orange Police Officer of
the Year award achieving this honor in 1990 and 1994.
Assistant
Chief Miller is an active member of the Florida Police
Chief’s Association where he serves on the conference
committee and additionally he is a member of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police, the Law Enforcement Executive
Development Association, the FBI National Academy Associates
and the Volusia-Flagler Police Chief’s Association.
Assistant
Chief Miller will have purview over all patrol and
administrative operations and will assist Police Chief Gerald
Monahan. Jr., with planning, organizing and directing all
activities of the police department. Assistant Chief Miller is
a resident of Port Orange and is married to his wife Debbie
and together they have raised four children.
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