Police Chief Retires After 40 Years Of Service In Romeoville

ROMEOVILLE, IL — After 40 years of service to the community, Romeoville Chief of Police Mark Turvey retired May 29, passing the baton to Ken Kroll, according to the Romeoville Police Department.

Turvey graduated in 1979 from Western Illinois University with a degree in law enforcement administration and also holds a master's degree from Benedictine University, according to the Romeoville Police Department. He was the chief of police for the last 10 years.

He was hired as a Romeoville police officer in 1980 and served the village "with honor, integrity, and loyalty to the community and the officers he served with," said the Fraternal Order of Police Romeoville Lodge 15 in a social media post. After the retirement of previous Chief Andrew Barto, Turvey served as interim chief until being officially named police chief in April 2011.

"As Chief of Police for the last 10 years, he has been a valued supporter of our efforts in the community and surrounding areas with events like Cops N Kids Christmas shopping for those in need, Joliet Wish Upon A Star softball in the snow events and Camp Quality for children battling cancer to name a few," the post stated.

Patch has reached out for comment from Turvey, who has not responded.

In 2011, Turvey reflected on his career with the Romeoville Police Department, which started when he was just 22 years old. He said he stuck to this motto: "Treat citizens the way you would want to be treated … if you were the victim of a crime or you were getting a ticket."