Swearing-In Ceremony for APD Chief Keith Cross & Deputy Chief Matt Thomas

500 Tomcat Lane,Aurora IL 60505

11 August, 2021

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Mayor Richard C. Irvin invites you to Swearing-In Ceremony for Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross and Deputy Chief Matt Thomas You are invited to the historic swearing-in ceremony of Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross and Deputy Chief Matt Thomas at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11 at Chief Cross' alma mater East Aurora High School, 500 Tomcat Lane. Cross is a 27-year veteran of the Aurora Police Department who joined the force in 1994. He has served in several roles during his tenure, including patrolman, community policing officer, school resource officer, crisis hostage negotiator, coordinator for field officer training, lieutenant, and commander. He was appointed Deputy Chief in 2020. An East Aurora High School alumnus, Cross graduated from Bemidji State University, the Senior Management Institute for Policing at Boston University, and the FBI National Academy. Mayor Irvin and Chief-Elect Cross worked together to select Cross' replacement as Deputy Chief and selected Commander Matt Thomas to take the helm as second-in-command. A law enforcement officer for 24 years, Thomas began his career with the Aurora Police Department as a patrolman and, soon after, became an investigator. He served on the DuPage County Major Crimes Task Force and as a Cold Case Homicide Investigator, where he was named 2008 Officer of the Year by the Kane County Chiefs of Police for his stellar work. He subsequently served in several other capacities, including coordinator of the canine unit, sergeant, lieutenant, manager of the Critical Intelligence Information Center, and most recently, commander.