MPD sergeant to become Globe police chief

A Maricopa Police Department sergeant has been picked for the city of Globe’s top law enforcement post.

Sgt. Tim Truett, who oversees the department’s Professional Standards Unit, likely will begin his role as Globe’s police chief in late November. Truett will join Maricopa’s former development services director Brent Billingsley, who became Globe’s city manager in January. 

“We’re excited for Tim to start,” Billingsley said. “We’re sure he’s going to do a great job.” 

Globe is a community in Gila County about 55 miles northeast of Florence. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Globe’s population was more than 7,500 in 2010. 

Billingsley said Truett went through a rigorous selection process and the city has “tentatively offered” him the position. Truett explained he is undergoing a background check – a standard practice in law enforcement hiring.

The Maricopa police sergeant said he’s done multiple ride-a-longs in Globe and has met many of the department’s personnel. 

“I think there’s a good foundation to build upon,” Truett said. “I’ve met a lot of quality people – people that I’m impressed with.”

Globe currently has an interim police chief who stepped into the job after former Globe Police Chief Lee Kinnard retired over the summer. 

Truett, 45, has been with the Maricopa Police Department since 2007. He was one of the first two officers promoted to sergeant shortly after the agency’s formation. During his employment with Maricopa, he was in charge of the department’s traffic unit. In summer 2012, he began his role in the Professional Standards Unit where he handles internal affairs cases, department hiring and some policy review. 

Truett began his career in law enforcement in 1993 with the state’s Department of Public Safety. He said he worked for the state agency for about 10 years. 

Truett, who has lived in multiple cities throughout Arizona, attended Globe High School for a couple years. His parents still live in the city, which factored into his and his wife’s decision to consider the job. 

“My folks don’t want to pick up and move some place else,” Truett said. “They’ve been there a long time. So (my wife) thought it would be really nice for us to be close to them.” 

Truett’s wife Desiree is the founder of Rise and Shine Exceptional Services, a Maricopa private school for gifted and special needs kids. The school recently moved from a location on the southeast side of the city to the business complex on the northwest corner of Smith Enke Road and John Wayne Parkway.