Washington Township Police Department Staff

Michael Bailey

Chief Bailey started his law enforcement career in Washington Township in 1988 as a Patrol Officer. In 1993, he was reassigned to the DARE/community Policing Unit. In 1996 Chief Bailey was assigned to the Detective Bureau for the second time, where he worked on numerous cases dealing with juveniles, arsons, burglaries, frauds, deaths, and identity thefts.

In 1999, Chief Bailey was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and ran the Detective Bureau as the Detective Sergeant. During his tenure as the head of the Detective Bureau, he trained several detectives.

Chief Bailey was reassigned to the Patrol Division as a Patrol Sergeant in charge of running a squad before being promoted to Lieutenant in 2002 and since then has been assigned to all areas of the Police Department.

On March 15, 2006 Chief Bailey was sworn in as Washington Township's Chief of Police, the fourth Chief of Police since the inception of the department.

Personal Message:

THE ONLY LIMITATIONS YOU HAVE ARE THE
ONES YOU PLACE ON YOURSELF, SO AIM FOR
THE STARS IN EVERYTHING YOU DO.