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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.
Philip Haldiman is a third generation Arizona native with brief residencies on the east and west coasts.
He has bachelor’s degrees in Theater and Journalism at Arizona State University, and is an award winning journalist with more than 15 years worth of experience in reporting and editing.
Most recently, he took first place for investigative reporting and third place for best sustained coverage or series at the 2023 Arizona Newspapers Association awards.
In his free time, he produces an autobiographical comic book about his time spent in Hollywood and his life as a cult film star.
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