Yeagley chosen as police chief
Mount Pleasant Director of Public Safety William Yeagley was chosen as Central Michigan University's next police chief following a national search.
"It is a privilege to be selected as CMU's next chief of police," Yeagley said in a press release. "I will use my experiences learned from previous employment to help the CMU Police Department continue to grow into one of the finest university police departments in the nation. I look forward to working with members of the CMU police force and the university community to accomplish this goal."
Yeagley has 31 years of experience in law enforcement. He has spent the majority of his career with the Mount Pleasant Police Department, where he has served as the director of public safety for 10 years. He earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Ferris State University and graduated from the FBI academy in Quantico, Va.
"I am very pleased that Bill Yeagley has agreed to join the CMU leadership team as our new police chief," said David Burdette, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services. "He brings a vast amount of law enforcement experience, but even more than that, he brings a positive can-do spirit, a cooperative philosophy of public safety for our broader Mount Pleasant community, and a demonstrated respect for all individuals."
Yeagley's annual salary will be $105,000 and a $5,000 retention bonus. He will begin Aug. 17 for a two week transition period before current police chief Stan Dinius retires Aug. 31.
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