On Tuesday, Mayor Greg Fischer named Steve Conrad as the new Chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department. A Louisville native, Conrad currently is Chief of Police in Glendale, Arizona.
Conrad has 32 years of law enforcement experience and began his career in 1980 with the Louisville Division of Police as a patrol officer in the Portland, Russell, Shawnee and California neighborhoods. He rose through the ranks from detective to sergeant to lieutenant to captain and eventually to assistant chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department from 2003 to 2005.
In Glendale, Conrad reorganized the police department to respond to community needs, including adding a Gang-Fugitive Squad, a Downtown Safety Team and three Neighborhood Response Squads. With the opening in 2006 of the University of Phoenix Stadium, he led a law-enforcement coalition to staff major stadium events, including the Fiesta Bowl, the BCS National Championships and the 2008 Super Bowl.
He also established citizen advisory committees and implemented the Citizens Police Academy as part of his commitment to community policing. In response to increasing crime, Conrad created Strategies for a Safer City which, among other things, identified and arrested repeat offenders and increased traffic safety.
Conrad earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Louisville and attended the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va. in 1994. His first day as Louisville chief is March 19, and his salary is $165,000.
 District 19 resident Hattie Tillman-Downs received this year's Black History Month Award for her community work and her volunteer work with students.
Ms. Tillman-Downs lives in the Berrytown community and is retired from UPS Freight/Overnight Transportation. She volunteers at the YMCA in Berrytown and teaches sewing, knitting and various arts & crafts. She implemented the arts and crafts program which is now offered four days a week.
In addition to volunteering at the YMCA, she volunteers at Middletown Elementary School in the Family Resource Center helping individual students and families enrich their educational experiences.
Mrs. Tillman-Downs is a very active member of her church, Middletown Christian, where she participates in many outreach programs. Last year she began volunteering as a “Stephen Minister.”
Mrs. Downs has received three awards demonstrating her love and passion for giving back to her community she is so proud of. In 2000 she received the “Extra Mile Award” from Overnight Transportation. In 2008, she was honored with the title of “Volunteer of the Year” by Berrytown YMCA. And in 2009 she received an award from the UPS Foundation for her community involvement.
Congratulations to Hattie Tillman-Downs!!!
Patients in need of transfusions can’t rely on the luck of the Irish to replenish the blood supply. Each day an average of 44,000 pints of blood are needed for patients in the United States and that blood can only come from generous volunteer donors.
The American Red Cross and Councilman Jerry T. Miller invite all eligible blood donors to don their green and help us kick off national Red Cross Month at the annual St. Patrick’s blood drive.
21st Annual St. Patrick’s Blood Drive
Thursday, March 1, 2011
Noon to 7 p.m.
Crowne Plaza, 830 Phillips Lane
Donors will be treated to their choice of Irish stew or potato soup.
Councilman Miller is not green when it comes to donating blood. After his donation at the drive, he will have donated 10 gallons of blood!
How to Donate Blood
Simply call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit www.redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are generally in good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. 
I am offering non-paid student internship opportunities to District 19 students between the ages of 17 and 25. Students will be given an opportunity to work in my downtown office located in City Hall. The goal of the Volunteer Internship Program is to allow students to explore career choices within Louisville Metro Government while gaining real life experiences working with an elected official.
For more information and how to apply, please click here.
 This week contractors began painting the bowl of the water storage tank. It will take 2-3 weeks to complete. The bowl should be raised to the top of the pedestal around mid-March. Final welding and painting should be completed around mid-May and the tank should be in service by June 2012.
Click here to view crimes reported between February 12 and February 18, 2012. The link will open an excel document.
The 8th Division, as well as the entire police department, saw a rash of battery thefts from semi-trucks. Major Todd Felty has contacted most of the major trucking companies within the 8th Division to make them aware of the battery thefts.
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