Montpelier police chief accepts position in Kansas

MONTPELIER — Montpelier City Manager William Fraser recently announced that Police Chief Brian Peete submitted his resignation effective December 31, 2022.

Chief Peete has accepted the position as Director of the Riley County, Kansas Police Department.

Chief Peete has been with the Montpelier Police Department since July 1, 2020.

He assumed command during the worst of the COVID pandemic and in the immediate aftermath of the George Floyd murder in Minneapolis which had a significant impact on law enforcement professionals.

“Chief Peete has made excellent contributions to the city and its police department which will carry forward into the future. We are disappointed to be losing him as Chief but wish him the very best in his new community,” Fraser said.

Peete’s letter to the City Manager said:

“This was a very tough decision of which my family and I truly languished over. The City’s leadership team has been the best I’ve ever worked with, the City Council has been supportive of both myself and the department. The women and men of the Montpelier Police Department are who made this choice especially conflicting and difficult: they are the pinnacle of professionalism and are the epitome of public service.”

The process for determining Peete’s replacement has not yet been determined.