New acting police chief sworn in

New acting police chief sworn in

Michael Brunson was sworn in Friday morning and now serves as the Milwaukee Police Chief.

Right off the bat, Brunson got to work.

NOW AT FIVE -- A NEW TOP COPFOR THE MILWAUKEE POLICEDEPARTMENT AS MICHAEL BRUNSONIS SWORN IN AS ACTING CHIEF.THIS COMES LESS THAN 24 HOURSAFTER HIS PREDECESSOR, ALFONSOMORALES WAS DEMOTED FROM CHIEFTO CAPTAIN.

OUR TONY ATKINS ISOUT AT CITY HALL...THE CHANGES COMING IN THE WAKEOF A CONTROVERSIAL MOVE BY THEFIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONLAST NIGHT.

DESPITE THAT,ACTING CHIEF BRUNSON ASSUMEDHIS NEW ROLE AS THE LEADER OFTHE M-P-D.

((PKG)) SWEARING IN- NAT.

A MOMENT, 25-YEARS-INTHE-MAKING FOR NOW- ACTINGPOLICE CHIEF MICHAEL BRUNSON.THE VETERAN OF THE MILWAUKEEPOLICE DEPARTMENT, ASSUMES ITSTOP ROLE IN SURPRISING FASHION.THIS, AFTER HIS PREDECESSOR,ALFONSO MORALES, WAS DEMOTEDTO CAPTAIN BY THE FIRE ANDPOLICE COMMISSION.

THE F-P-CISSUED THE EMBATTLED CHIEFDIRECTIVES TO ADDRESSTRANSPARENCY SURROUNDINGTHINGS SUCH AS NOTABLEARRESTS, HANDLING OF 9-1-1CALL RESPONSE TIMES AND RECENTPROTESTS.MAYOR TOM BARRETTSAYS HE DIDN'T AGREE WITH SOMETHINGS HIS FORMER CHIEF DID,BUT FEELS HE SHOULD'VE HASMORE TIME TO ADDRESS THEDIRECTIVES GIVEN SEVENTEENDAYS BEFORE HIS DEMOTION.Mayor Tom Barrett21:18:24 -"People should not be happywith the Fire and PoliceCommission or the chief atthis juncture." ON DAY ONE,THE NEW ACTING CHIEF GOT TOWORK... HIS TOP PRIORITIES?BUILDING POLICE AND COMMUNITYRELATIONS, AS WELL ASADDRESSING VIOLENT CRIME.Michael Brunson, ActingMilwaukee Police Chief 2:51 -"Obviously, we have a lot ofchallenges ahead.

BRUNSON SAYSHE'S READY TO TAKE ON THE ROLE- A ROLE HE WAS A FINALIST FORIN 2018 WHEN MORALES GOT THEJOB.

INSTEAD, BRUNSON WASPROMOTED TO THE NUMBER TWOSPOT.

((accurate?))MichaelBrunson, Acting Milwaukee 2:33- "I want to thank ChiefAlfonso Morales, for giving methe opportunity, promoting meto Assistant Chief." BARRETTSAYS HE'S OPEN TO CASTING AWIDE NET, TO FIND A FULL-TIMEREPLACEMENT FOR MORALES.

MayorTom Barrett 21:19:47 - "Ithink it's appropriate to havea national search at thisjuncture." IN THE MEANTIME,BRUNSON SAYS HE'S WORKING TOBRIDGE THE GAP BETWEENMILWAUKEE RESIDENTS AND THEPOLICE SWORN TO PROTECT THEM,Michael Brunson, ActingMilwaukee Police Chief 3:40 -"The Milwaukee PoliceDepartment.

We're here.

Andwe're gonna be here.

Thecommunity.

You're here.

So wehave to work ((TONY LOOKLIVE))I ASKED BRUNSON IF HE HADSPOKEN TO MORALES SINCE LASTNIGHT.

BRUNSON SAYS THEY DIDTALK, BUT DIDN'T WANT TOCOMMENT ON WHAT THEYDISCUSSED.

THE MAYOR SAYS, HEHASN'T TALKED TO MORALES.REPORTING IN MILWAUKEE, TONYATKINS, TMJ4 NEWS.