Galena's Police Chief is John Millan, who assumed the post in June of 2007, upon the retirement of Chief Lowell Carelton, who served two years in Alaska and 30 years as an officer in California.
Chief Millan is a retired 23-year North Carolina law enforcement officer, previously serving as a USMC Military Policeman, county jailer, NC State Trooper, city police officer and sergeant, county sheriff's detective and a campus police chief until he retired in June of 2007. He holds a BS in criminal justice management and is presently pursuing a master in public administration. He holds two advanced peace officer certificates in North Carolina, and is a federal and state instructor with eight train-the-trainer specialties.
He has taught at the regional police academy in Spruce Pine NC, lectured at the NC Safe Schools Conference and trained police in Germany and the Republic of Moldova on firearms and counter-terrorism. Chief Millan has over 4000 hours of technical training, including hostage negotaitor and emergency medical technician and is a graduate of the regional law enforcement academy and the NC State Troooper Academy. He is a Gulf War and Iraqi Freedom Veteran, a retired Military Police Master sergeant from the US Army National Guard, with 25 years of active and reserve component service. He plans on expanding services of the Galena Police Department and implementing community policing.
The Galena Police Department's is proud to have Lowell M. Carlton serving as a reserve officer.
Lowell is a retired 35-year law enforcement veteran from the Golden State of California, where he was a deputy sheriff assigned as a full time search and rescue specialist in the last portion of his long law enforcement career. He then served the Galena Police Department for two years as a full-time officer working primarily as the School Resource Officer at the GILA School. He then served for six months as Chief of Police until his second retirement in May of 07. Lowell elected to remain on staff as a reserve officer, filling in for Chief Millan when needed. Lowell is a Vietnam Veteran of the US Navy. He and his wife Sue are performing Missionary work in the Lower Koykuk-Middle Yukon Region through the Galena Bible Church, working with the Summer Bible Camp.
The Galena Police Department has positions for up to three auxilliary officers.
The Galena Police Department is pleased to have for the remainder of the Spring 08 semester, a paid student intern, Miss Melinda Hruby, an 18-year old Senior at Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA).
Melinda is the daughter of Mr. Martin Hruby of Tok and the youngest of four children; she has an older sister and two older brothers. She was born in California and has lived much of her life in Alaska. She attended her first two years of high school in Tok, transferring to GILA for the 06-07 school year and is gradating this May, her second and final year at GILA.
Melnda recently soloed and is now finishing her pilot training through the aviation program at GILA. She plans to spend time with her family and then do Missionary work in Latin America after graduation. She is interested in ultimately completing nursing school, for a career in nursing, while building her pilot ratings and flight hours.
Henry Douglas, a Native Alaskan Eskimo from Kotzbue, also an 18-year old GILA senior, was the first semester intern. Henry will also graduate in May. Henry was a member of the Galena Wrestling Team and plans to attend college in Chicago.
All student police interns must be recommended by school administration for being superior student-citizens. They then must be interviewed and approved by the Chief of Police as having good moral character, to handle sensitive and confidential information. The City Manager must also give approval.
The intern program at the police department is similar to ones at the city clinic and city administration office, which allows students to do valuable part-time work for pay, while learning about differing careers. Internships cannot interfere with scholastic requirements. Interns must continue to pass all classes and be willing to work on weekends and holidays.
Interns are paid an hourly wage, working up to 24 hours per 7-day week. This frees up sworn personnel by doing paperwork, submitting court records, processing files, helping with inventories, taking phone messages, assisting in maintaining equipment and performing other appropriate duties as designated by the department head.
Police interns ride along on patrol, they may be present at low-risk calls and they are available as a witness in court, if needed.
The Galena Police Department currently has a position for a part-time or split-duty officer. A split-duty position would include retirement benefits and health care insurance and be divided duties between shifts at the police department and at another city department such as public works, depending on qualifications. A part- time position would be 2 shifts a week without insurance or retirement benefits. More information on these positions are available on the
jobs link on this website on usacops.com
