BLOOMINGTON, IL – After 25 years on the job, Interim Bloomington Police Chief Greg Scott will retire in September.

City Manager Tim Gleason accepted Scott’s resignation Thursday saying, “I appreciate Greg postponing his original retirement plans and stepping up to guide the department until a new chief is named. Going through the pandemic, I didn’t want to hold a virtual recruitment when picking a new leader for the police force and Greg was there to help.”

Scott started in Bloomington as a patrol officer in 1996 moving up through the ranks and becoming Assistant Police Chief in 2016.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Lincoln Christian College in Lincoln, Illinois and a M.B.A. from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.

“Be guardians of the community but also be guardians of each other.” Scott said in his announcement to the department. “Watch out for and take care of each other.  I leave with a heart full of pride and respect for the men and women of the Bloomington Police Department.”

Interim Chief Scott’s last day will be September 3, 2021

Contact:

Katherine Murphy
Communications & External Affairs Mgr.                                             

Phone: Desk: 309-434-2241
Cell:309-434-8546
email kmurphy@cityblm.org