Thursday, December 27, 2012
Ken Boehm and Ernest Brown took different paths to their roles as police chief, but both took the reins in Woodridge and Darien this year.
Both Darien and Woodridge welcomed new police chiefs in 2012, bringing new leadership to the towns' departments. Ken Boehm, Woodridge Boehm has served with the Woodridge Police Department for 24 years, first serving as a patrol officer in Feb. 1988. He was promoted to sergeant in June 1999 and then to deputy chief in June 2005. While he had opportunities to go to other communities, Boehm stayed in Woodridge, he said, because he found a home here. "It's a great department," Boehm said. "There's a comrarderie that exists here. It's very warming, like meeting old friends. They greeted me with open arms." He served as interim chief following the retirement of former Chief Steve Herron on Nov. 11, and was selected after 116 people applied …
Friday, February 24, 2012
New Police Chief Ken Boehm was appointed Feb. 9 and sworn in at Thursday's village board meeting.
Ken Boehm's father was the one to pin the chief of police badge on his son Thursday night. "I knew when he was about eight years old that he would be a police man," the elder Boehm told a packed village board room. "He would get on his bike and chase after police cars with sirens on the bike." The elder Boehm had wanted to be a cop but wasn't tall enough to meet the height the requirements in place at the time. His dream rubbed off on his son. "He told me, 'Dad, one of these days I'm going to fulfill your dream," he said. "He's done that and much more." Ken Boehm told the crowd of family and community members and police officers that he was overwhelmed by the number of people in the room. "All of you are inspiration for me to do better…
Friday, February 10, 2012
New Police Chief Ken Boehm previously served as deputy chief and interim chief.
Ken Boehm is the new Woodridge police chief, the village announced Friday. Boehm previously served as one of two deputy chiefs in the Woodridge Police Department. He has served as interim police chief since November, when former chief Steve Herron retired. Boehm was selected following an "in-depth national search" conducted by Voorhees & Associates, according to a village press release. He will be appointed and sworn in at a public ceremony during the Feb. 23 village board meeting. Boehm has served with the Woodridge Police Department for 24 years, first serving as a patrol officer in Feb. 1988. He was promoted to sergeant in June 1999 and then to deputy chief in June 2005. He has held a variety of specialized positions, including gang…
Julie Burke
1:38 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012
So happy for Ken and for the Village of Woodridge. We're lucky to have such a worthy successor to Steve Herron. more ›