Her responsibilities include all the operations of the Police Department. The Police Department works with the community to ensure the security of persons and property.
Police officers respond to calls for service, investigate crimes, and provide safety education.
The department has an Administrative Bureau for support services and an Operations Bureau, which includes the Patrol and Investigative Divisions. A Northwest native, Colleen came to Monroe in 1971 with her husband, Jerry, when he accepted a teaching position with Monroe High School. Two years later, so the story goes, Colleen went in search of a job with the Evergreen District Court. She walked into the building, entered an office on the first floor and ended up with a job assisting City Clerk Betty King. As part of a skeleton crew, Colleen was working the front desk over Thanksgiving weekend in 1975.