Naperville’s deputy police chief will serve as interim chief when Robert Marshall retires Friday after 44-year career with the city.
Jason Arres, currently in charge of the patrol division, will oversee daily operations and the department’s 275 employees while city officials conduct a search for Marshall’s successor, a city news release said.
Public management consulting firm GovHR has been tapped to conduct a nationwide search for candidates, which is expected to include internal applicants.
Finalists will be invited to participate in a series of panel interviews with city leaders, elected officials, police/union representatives and community members. The process is expected to take up to 16 weeks to complete.
City Manager Doug Krieger, who made the appointment, said he has complete confidence in Arres’ ability to step into the chief’s role and effectively lead the department as they conduct the search.
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Mayor Steve Chirico said the same thing.
“I fully support the city manager’s decision to appoint Deputy Chief Arres as interim chief of police,” Chirico said in the release. “He has demonstrated his strong character and significant value to the police department and the community time and again. I have no doubt we’ll be in good hands with the Naperville Police Department under his leadership.”
Marshall said Arres also has his support because he has the trust and respect of the officers and staff, the necessary leadership skills and department knowledge, and a clear understanding of critical policing issues affecting the community.
Arres began his Naperville career as a patrol officer in 2001. During his tenure, he has been an undercover detective for the Special Enforcement Unit, a detective in the Intelligence Unit and a member of the department’s Special Response Team.
He’s been a K-9 officer and and administrative sergeant, led both the investigations and patrol divisions, oversaw the Public Safety Answering Point dispatch center, and served as commander of the patrol and professional standards divisions, the release said. He was promoted to deputy chief in January 2017.
Arres holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Northern Illinois University and a master’s degree in public safety administration from Lewis University.
He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia; the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety’s School of Police Staff and Command; and the International Association of Chiefs of Police Leadership in Police Organizations school.