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City of Lake Mills Police Chief Pat Matuszewski has submitted his resignation to retire on June 12th of this year. Chief Matuszewski has 28 years of law enforcement service in the State of Wisconsin, while serving his last 5 years as the Chief of Police for the City of Lake Mills. Prior to coming to Lake Mills, Chief Matuszewski worked for the City of Appleton Police Department for 18 years. After working 5 years as a Patrol Officer for Appleton PD, he skipped the rank of Sergeant and was promoted to Patrol Lieutenant, in which some of his duties consisted of being the Night Shift Downtown Entertainment District Patrol Supervisor, Fatality Crash Investigation Team Commander, SWAT Hostage Negotiation Team Assistant Commander, Mobile Video Camera and Mobile Data Computer Program Coordinator, Citywide Technical Committee member, Police Department Liaison with the Harbor House (battered women’s shelter) and a member of the Domestic Violence Intervention Team. Matuszewski was later put in-charge of the department’s Support Services Unit, which was responsible for Recruiting and Hiring, Department Training, Media Relations, Human Resources, Police Department Dispatch and Front Desk operations, Department Communications and Technology and Equipment Research. Prior to Appleton, Chief Matuszewski worked 4 years for the Village of Maple Bluff Police Department in Madison, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant/Deputy Chief. Matuszewski began his career working for the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department as a sworn Reserve Deputy and a Part-time Police Officer for the City of Marathon Police Department, while working on his Associate Degree at Northcentral Technical College.
Prior to his law enforcement career, Chief Matuszewski served 6 years active duty in the United States Air Force, where at the rank of Staff Sergeant he worked as a Nuclear B-52 Crew Chief assigned to Strategic Air Command’s 410th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan. Prior to moving to Strategic Air Command, Matuszewski was assigned to Air Force Space Command Logistics with the 1003rd Transportation Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, where he maintained Security Clearances for NORAD and Space Command Headquarters and worked with the Protocol Division involved with transporting U.S. and International Dignitaries. In this capacity he also served as a member of the Air Force Space Command Honor Guard team.
Chief Matuszewski is working on his Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and Administration through Concordia University in Madison. He also has a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Management through Concordia University, an Associate Degree in Police Science through Northcentral Technical College and is a graduate of Criminal Justice Executive Development Institute through Fox Valley Technical College.
Chief Matuszewskis professional affiliations and accomplishments consist of the Jefferson County Chiefs and Sheriffs Association (previous President), People Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse (PADA) Board President, Madison College Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association, International Chiefs of Police Association and National Chiefs of Police Association. The Appleton Sister City Exchange Program, where in 2001 Matuszewski was a member a 3-person delegation sent to Kurgan Russian to train Russian Officers on issues of Domestic Violence. Matuszewski further served communities by coaching youth soccer and baseball and as a Special Olympics cross-country ski and snowshoe coach.
In addition to numerous awards, recognitions and commendations throughout his career, Chief Matuszewski has received the Law Enforcement Life Saving Award, Meritorious Service Award (2x) and Outagamie County District Attorney’s “Best Badge” Award (2x).
“Though a career in law enforcement is a thankless job full of danger, challenges and stress, there is no duty more rewarding than protecting and serving the good in mankind.” Chief Patrick Matuszewski
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