Morton Grove honors three police supervisors for completing FBI LEEDA trilogy
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Morton Grove officials recognized Commander Tony Anderson, Sgt. Konstantinos “Gus” Fasos and Sgt. Mike Johansen for completing the FBI LEEDA trilogy leadership program and highlighted their roles in training, accreditation and officer safety.
Mayor Whitcomb and Chief Weitzel recognized three Morton Grove Police Department supervisors at the Oct. 28 village board meeting for completing the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (LEEDA) trilogy leadership institutes.
Chief Weitzel said Commander Tony Anderson, Sergeant Konstantinos “Gus” Fasos and Sergeant Mike Johansen completed the three core leadership programs — the Supervisor Leadership Institute, the Command Leadership Institute and the Executive Leadership Institute — that together make up the LEEDA trilogy. He described the award as a marker of professional development and leadership capacity.
The chief summarized each officer’s duties and contributions: Anderson has served the Morton Grove Police Department for about 20 years, oversees field training and serves on the pension board; Fasos has 14 years with the department and serves as accreditation manager, assisting other agencies with the ILEAP accreditation process; Johansen, with 16 years of service, chaired the department safety committee and authored a Destination Zero submission that won national recognition in officer safety.
“Achieving the Trilogy Award represents a deep commitment to professional growth and to leading with integrity,” Chief Weitzel said.
Mayor Whitcomb congratulated the officers and praised their service and commitment to the community. The board offered public recognition during the special-reports portion of the meeting. No formal action was required or taken on the recognition.
The village will continue to publicize departmental training achievements and community safety initiatives at future meetings.