Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson Taps Fred Waller as CPD’s Interim Supt.

On Wednesday, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson officially named Fred Waller as the interim Supt. of the Chicago Police Department.
Waller will assume office on May 15, taking over for Eric Carter, who initially replaced David Brown. Brown resigned from the post in March.
“My mission, along with Mayor-elect Johnson, is public safety, keeping people in the city of Chicago safe,” said Waller, who was officially introduced at a press conference.
In introducing Waller, a former CPD Police Chie