A new police chief has been named for the village of Ada.
According to current chief Michael Harnishfeger, Ada village council moved to hire Alec Cooper as chief on Tuesday. He comes to Ada from the city of Delphos where he's been a police sergeant for the past 5 years. Prior to that, Cooper served as a dispatcher and then an officer in the Ada Police Department for more than 7 years. He will start on January 9th, and be advised by Chief Harnishfeger until his retirement in June.
Press Release from the Ada Police Department: On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Ada Village Council officially moved to hire Alec Cooper as Ada’s new Chief of Police with a start date of January 9, 2023. Alec will be sworn-in at Ada Village Council on January 10, 2023 at 6:30pm.
Alec comes to the Village of Ada from the City of Delphos where he has served for the past 5 years as a sergeant. During Alec’s time with Delphos, he managed their LEADS, Firearms Instruction, Policy Review and Implementation as well as a number of other administrative duties. Prior to his time with Delphos, Alec was with the Ada Police Department for approximately 7 ½ years serving as a dispatcher, full-time and part-time officer. Alec was Ada’s Officer of the Year in 2014 and has been named the MADD Officer of the Year, 9 of the last 10 years in a row either with the Ada or Delphos Police Departments.
Alec will be attending New Chief of Police Training and Police Executive Leadership College in early 2023, along with some day courses as he begins his training for the position.
Alec is positioned well for Ada’s next police chief, and we welcome him to our department once again.
Current Chief of Police Michael Harnishfeger will be working alongside Alec in an advisory role until his retirement date at the end of June, 2023.
Chief Harnishfeger has been with the Ada Police Department for the past 22 years as their Chief of Police and will retire with 39 years of service in the law enforcement profession.
