Frankfort, Ind. – The Frankfort Board of Public Works and Safety approved Police Chief Scott Shoemaker’s reorganization plans at its July 25 meeting.
Leading the changes was the announcement Mayor Judy Sheets promoted Captain Cesar Muñoz to become the next Deputy Chief of Police. Captain Muñoz has been a member of the Frankfort Police Department since 2012. He was promoted to Captain by Chief Shoemaker in July 2020. Caption Muñoz’s promotion was the result of the retirement of Deputy Chief Jim Skinner on July 31.
According to Mayor Sheets, “Captain Muñoz comes highly recommended by Chief Shoemaker and Deputy Chief Skinner as well as officers at FPD. He has been a very effective leader.” Indiana State law provides that a Deputy Chief of Police in a class three city be appointed by the mayor. His appointment became effective August 1, 2022.
Chief Shoemaker then announced he would streamline and unify the patrol division from two squads into a single division.
“We essentially have two patrol divisions with the two Captains of A and B squads,” stated Chief Shoemaker. “I will reduce the division to one single Patrol Captain to command the entire patrol division.”
A new division for the department was announced, Special Operations.
B Squad Patrol Captain Brady Sorrells is the other patrol captain and was promoted to lead Special Operations. This position will be third in line if the Chief of Police is incapacitated. Currently, Special Events, Traffic Unit, Narcotics Unit, School Resource Officer Unit, Code Enforcement Unit, Training, K-9, Drone, Community Outreach and Crisis Intervention and Peer Support Teams are all ran by different positions within the department. The aforementioned will be consolidated into Special Operations and commanded by Captain Sorrells. Sorrells has been a member of the Frankfort Police Department since 2012.
With the promotions of Muñoz and Sorrells, the new Captain of Patrol position was filled with the promotion of Lieutenant Evan Hall to the position. Hall was promoted to Lieutenant in July 2020. He will command the 24-member patrol division. By creating this position, Lieutenants will be removed from the command staff and focus all of their attention to their respective patrol shifts and response to calls for service in the city. Hall has been a member of the Frankfort Police Department since 2013.
All promotions became effective August 1, 2022.
