Andrew (Andy) Mills is currently the Chief of Police for the City of Eureka, California, a city of 30,000 residents, which is situated in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Eureka is surrounded by gigantic redwood trees, a mesmerizing ocean and some of the best outdoor adventures in California. It is also home to urban problems in a rural community.
Formerly, Andy Mills was a San Diego Police captain assigned to Eastern and Western Divisions. Each of the commands had populations of 150,000 residents and about 200 employees. Prior to that, he served as the commanding officer of Criminal Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, two tours in the Gang Unit where he implemented Intelligence-Led Policing, created an in-house intelligence database, and served on the executive committee for the CalGang Database. Recently, Mills helped create and implement the Major City Chief’s Criminal Intelligence Enterprise which has been adopted by the Major City Chiefs.
Mills belongs to the Homeland Security Policy Institute, of the Intelligence Task Force at George Washington University. Mills was the 2000 recipient of the Police Executive Research Forum’s national Gary P. Hayes award for his contributions to improving the quality of police service. Andy managed one patrol team that won the Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing and three others that were Goldstein finalists. His work in the field has been included in several publications produced by PERF and the COPS Office. Mills has published articles on the National Criminal Intelligence Enterprise (NCIE), police leadership, problem solving and police ethics in Problem Solving Quarterly, Law Enforcement News and several National Institute of Justice publications. He frequently lectures at conferences and has provided training to scores of police agencies, including Washington, D.C., Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Rio de Janeiro. He has also taught for the University of Delaware police leadership program.
JOIN US FOR LUNCH
MEET POLICE CHIEF ANDY MILLLS
If you go:
Thursday, February 19
11:30 am Socializing
12:00-1:00 Lunch meeting and presentation
Please RSVP: Call Leola 443-7205 or Email: leola41j@yahoo.com
Lunch cost: $15. Beverage only: $4 (Tax and tip included)
Make checks payable to HRWF
Location: ◼ 445 Herrick Avenue, Eureka, near the golf course. Call if you need directions
