Police chief elected 2021 president of two police organizations
Alan Maciag, Northville police chief, has been elected president of the Wayne County Association of Chiefs of Police and the Southeastern Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police for 2021.
Since becoming the city’s police chief in 2018, Maciag has has implemented body worn cameras and is currently ramping up crisis intervention training for officers to effectively respond to individuals who have a mental health disorder or addiction.
In 2020, he served as first vice president of the Southeastern Michigan Association Chiefs of Police. He will be sworn in as the association’s president on Jan. 21, for his one-year term.
Last year, he also served as vice president of the Wayne County Association of Chiefs of Police, Maciag was vice president in 2020. His one-year term as president began Nov. 17.
Prior to coming to Northville, Maciag served 23 years at the Wayne Police Department, including the final four years as chief.
Northville, one of the more affluent communities in southeast Michigan, has 6,000 residents with a median household income of around $111,000.