![Pat Salazar was recently hired as the Village of Milan’s new chief of police. Salazar recently retired from the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office as lieutenant and primarily handled drug investigations and busts. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Pat Salazar](/images/resized/images/news/2016/103_mar24/14_100_100.jpg)
New chief plans upgrades for the department
MILAN – Like the set of “True Detective” or “The Streets of San Francisco,” the Milan Police Department headquarters is reminiscent of a police headquarters from a 1970s-era TV police show.
Despite cramped headquarters, the roughly dozen cops make it work. While the new Chief of Police Pat Salazar takes note of functional aesthetics of the MPD, he’s focusing his energy on boosting morale and bringing the staffing count to 15 full-time officers.
In a way, Salazar has come full-circle. He got his start in law enforcement in Milan in 1995, working there for five years alongside a K9 working dog Themis.
Salazar also hails from...