James E. Held is one of two finalists for the position of police chief in River Falls, Wisconsin according to a press release from that city
Held, police chief in Lake Forest, was chosen as a finalist along with Gordon Young, a deputy police chief in Royal Oak, Michigan, during a Sept. 28 meeting of the River Falls Police and Fire Commission. The city expects to make a final choice sometime in October.
River Falls is located about 40 miles east of Minneapolis and has a population slightly over 15,000 according to the U.S. Census American Community Survey.
According to a biography of Held on the Lake Forest city website, Held started as a patrol officer with the Lake Forest Police Department in 1985. He later served as in investigator and was promoted to sergeant in 1999. In 2004 he was promoted to commander and in 2012 was appointed Police Chief. As police chief, he earns $147,340 according to Budget Compensation document on the city website.
Held did not return calls for this article.
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