Vision for Lincoln Police Department

BIO

Police Chief Michon Morrow has been a member of the Lincoln Police Department since 1995. She was appointed by Mayor Gaylor Baird as Acting Chief of the department on July 21, 2023 and after eight months of fulfilling the duties of chief in an interim capacity, she was appointed by the Lincoln City Council as Police Chief effective March 19, 2024.

Chief Morrow started her career in the Victim Assistance Unit as a Domestic Violence Advocate before becoming a commissioned officer in December 1997. During her tenure, she has served as Field Training Officer, Domestic Violence Investigator, Duty Commander, and Captain of the Southwest Team, one of the Department’s diverse community-based policing teams.

As an Assistant Chief, she led the Management Services Unit, to include CALEA, Liquor and Keno, Legislation, and Special Projects. She also led the Emergency
Communication Center, Education and Personnel, Internal Affairs, Records, Property and Evidence and Finance. She is passionate about leadership, officer wellness and service to the community. She chaired the Lincoln Police Department Wellness Committee, which she worked to establish in 2012, until 2022. She serves on several boards for non-profit organizations and volunteers in her community on a regular basis. She is also the coordinator and a facilitator for the IACP Leadership in Police Organizations Program for 16 agencies in Eastern Nebraska as well as a National Instructor for the First Line Leadership Program. She is also an Instructor, Content Creator and Podcast moderator for VALOR.

She holds a Master's Degree in Forensic Science, Behavioral Studies, from Nebraska Wesleyan University and is a recent graduate from the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police. She is married with two adult children.