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CAROL STREAM – Supporters filled Village Hall on Tuesday to watch Carol Stream's new police chief get sworn in.
Ed Sailer's mother, Sharron Sailer, even had the honor of pinning the badge on her son.
A 28-year veteran of the department, Ed Sailer started as a patrol officer in 1986. He had been serving as the acting chief of police since former chief Kevin Orr retired in July.
“I’m very humbled and proud to be a leader for this organization,” Sailer said. “As of right now we’ll continue the way we are operating,” Sailer said of what the future holds for the Carol Stream Police Department.
Sailer will lead an 88-member department that has 53 sworn officers, a command staff of 11 people and 24 support staff members.
He said they will continue to build up their crime free housing program that recently started in town.
The new chief's salary will start at $134,544.
In 1996, Sailer became a detective in the Investigations Unit. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 2001 and supervised the activities of the Investigations Unit and the Administrative Support function. Sailer was promoted to lieutenant in 2010 and then became deputy chief in 2011, leading the patrol and support services divisions.
Sailer graduated from George Williams College in 1983 where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. His education did not stop there. In 2001, he successfully finished Police Staff and Command School at Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety, and in 2009 he completed an FBI-sponsored Law Enforcement Executive Development program. In 2012, Sailer was granted Police Chief certification from the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.
"Chief Sailer has been acting chief since July and he's done a very good job as acting chief," said Joe Breinig, Carol Stream village manager. "I'm confident he'll do a very good job."
Breinig said that Sailer also has proven himself ethically and morally.
The Carol Stream police department has received several awards for traffic safety and DUI enforcement from the Illinois and National Chiefs of Police Association. For the past three years, the department has also been named as one of America's Top 100 Safest Cities by neighborhoodscout.com.
“We’re very proud of that,” Sailer said of the village's safety ranking.
Sailer and his wife, Bettina, have two children, Saran, 21, and Eddie, 18.