APPLETON — The city of Appleton makes history with the selection of a new Police Chief. Assistant Chief Polly Olson will be promoted to the position when current Chief Todd Thomas retires in January. Olson has been with Appleton P-D since 2001–working up from school resource officer, to head of investigations, and then Assistant Chief last year. She says she looks forward to making the police department more diverse as the community grows.
Chief Thomas says he saw Olson’s management potential almost from his first day on the job.
In 2008, Olson was named Woman Police Officer of the Year by the Wisconsin Association of Women Police.
