BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – Battle Creek Police will now have two deputy chiefs.
Deputy Chiefs Shannon Bagley and Troy Gilleylen have been named to take over from previous Deputy Chief Jim Grafton who retired at the end of August.
Gilleylen will serve as the Patrol Deputy Chief. He has served with the Battle Creek Police Department for 23 years, and currently is a patrol lieutenant.
Gilleylen graduated from the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Police Academy. He has completed Police Executive Research Forum, Staff and Command, and New Chief’s School at Michigan State University.
Bagley will serve as the Investigations Deputy Chief. He currently is a captain with the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Public Safety Department. He retired from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety in 2018, after 25 years with that department.
He also graduated from the KVCC Police Academy. He completed Police Executive Training through the Grand Rapids Leadership Institute, Michigan State Police Supervision and Leadership, and MSP Internal Affairs Investigation courses.
Gilleylen will transition into his role starting next week, and Bagley will join the department the week of September 26.
A panel interviewed seven candidates for the deputy chief position.
Grafton retired after 25 years with the department. He held various ranks and roles, and started as deputy chief in September of 2017.
