Chief James Kruger was appointed Chief of the Roselle Police Department July 5, 2006.  Chief Kruger brings nearly 30 years of law enforcement experience to the Village of Roselle.  Prior to his current position, Chief Kruger served as the Chief of Police for the Village of Winfield for two years and served twenty years working his way up the ranks of the Carpentersville Police Department, leaving as a Commander.

Chief Kruger holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management and Leadership from Judson University and a Master of Science in Managerial Leadership from National-Louis University.  He is a 1994 graduate of the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety School of Staff and Command, Class #75.  He is one of only seventy Certified Police Chiefs as designated by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.  He is on the Executive Boards of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the North Suburban Police Chiefs Association and Northeast Multi-Regional Training-Mobile Team #3. Chief Kruger was the recipient of the Illinois State Crime Commission Award in Excellence in Law Enforcement for 2008.