VIDEO: Peoria police, fire-medical departments give chief send off
Thomas Intrieri to take over as new chief
Peoria Police Chief Art Miller's last day was Nov. 9.
City of Peoria
Members of the Peoria police and fire-medical departments honored Police Chief Art Miller with well wishes on his final day before retirement, Nov. 9.
During his recognition, members of the department gathered and shared stories about Miller and concluded with the Walk of Honor, a tradition Miller helped bring to the department.
Miller has served in law enforcement for about 40 years. He spent the majority of his career, from 1978 to 2012, with the Los Angeles Police Department. For 20 years, he held upper-level management and leadership roles in the LAPD.
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Members of the Peoria police and fire-medical departments honored Police Chief Art Miller with well wishes on his final day before retirement, Nov. 9.
During his recognition, members of the department gathered and shared stories about Miller and concluded with the Walk of Honor, a tradition Miller helped bring to the department.
Miller has served in law enforcement for about 40 years. He spent the majority of his career, from 1978 to 2012, with the Los Angeles Police Department. For 20 years, he held upper-level management and leadership roles in the LAPD.
Then he moved to the South Pasadena Police department as police chief overseeing 36 sworn officers. He was apppointed as chief in Peoria in 2018, where he oversaw about 200 sworn officer.
Thomas Intrieri is expected to be appointed as the new chief at a city council meeting, Nov. 14.
Meet Philip Haldiman is an award-winning journalist who most recently took first place for investigative reporting in 2023 from Arizona Newspapers Association. He joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2015, covering Sun City West his first year. Since 2016, he has covered the city of Peoria. Prior to coming to INI, he was a reporter with The Arizona Republic for seven years, covering numerous cities throughout the Valley. Before that, he was a freelance writer.
Community: Haldiman spearheads the Peoria Independent Hometown Heroes Awards program, honoring local individuals and businesses that give back to the community. He has hosted local candidate forums over the years and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. Haldiman also served as a member of the Journalism Program Community Advisory Board at Glendale Community College. Outside journalism, Haldiman served as a member of the city of Peoria Complete Count Committee for the Census, 2019-2020. Lastly, he has served as a member of his HOA governing board since 2021.
Education: Arizona State University with a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications and a BA in Theater.
Random Fact: Haldiman is a fourth-generation Arizonan as well as wrote and produced an autobiographical comic book about his time spent in Hollywood and his life as a cult film star.
Hobbies: He enjoys hiking Arizona’s mountainous landscapes and is currently working on a play for the stage.
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