PPD Welcomes Two New Captains

The Plainfield Police Division has two new captains, for a total of five leading seven bureaus.

With the retirement of Captain Ruth Selzam last month after 30 years of service, Plaintalker asked Public Affairs & Safety Director Martin Hellwig about her replacement. He said Lts. Brian Newman and David Guarino were named captains in a recent ceremony.

Captain Newman is in charge of the Criminal Investigation and Narcotics bureaus and Captain Guarino heads the Community Relations and Uniform bureaus. Other bureau leaders are Captain Michael Gilliam, Administration; Captain Edward Santiago, Service; and Captain Steven Soltys, Information Technology.

The Police Division previously had four captains, Hellwig said.

"The additional captain was deemed necessary due to increased demands and responsibilities of the Administration Bureau. A new Administrative Bureau was formed a few years ago as a result of combining the Service and Administration Bureaus In a cost cutting effort. That operational change placed an extraordinary burden on the Administration Captain," Hellwig said.

To see the responsibilities of each bureau, click here.

Plaintalker also asked Director Hellwig about what appeared to be a large number of new officers, some of whom are fluent in Spanish. He said thirty new officers have been hired over the past three years and four are bilingual.

 

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