Gonzalez Honors Chicago Heights Police Detective Promotion to Sergeant

(Chicago Heights, IL) ­– The promotion of a Chicago Heights Police Department officer was formally recognized at a city council meeting earlier this month.

Detective Stephan Bakowski was promoted to the rank of Sergeant at the August 7th council meeting, taking the oath of office in front of a crowd of family, friends and colleagues who gathered in the council chambers.

“Sergeant Bakowski’s exemplary work at the Chicago Heights Police Department and dedication to the community earned him this promotion,” said Mayor David Gonzalez. “While serving as a detective and as a patrol officer, Sergeant Bakowski worked hundreds of cases and his dedication and professionalism were always on display.”

During his 6 years in the patrol division, Bakowski, who routinely volunteered for specialty assignments, was a member of the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Mobile Field Force Unit (Mutual Response Team), a select team of officers that provide aid to other communities in public safety emergencies. In the detective division, Bakowski investigated hundreds of cases and earned a position targeting homicide cases in the southland region with the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force.

The police department’s top cop praised the newly minted sergeant’s test score placement.

“Detective Bakowski took the Sergeants test and ended up finishing number one on the list out of 31 candidates, receiving the highest written score and the highest Merit and Efficiency points awarded in the testing process,” stated Chicago Heights Chief of Police Thomas Rogers.

Bakowski was originally hired as a full-time officer in 2005.

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