Meet the Interim Chief of Police

Michael “Joe” Miller, Interim Chief of Police
Little Rock Police Department
(501) 371-4621
mmiller@littlerock.gov

Assistant Chief Michael “Joe” Miller joined the Little Rock Police Department in October 2000. Upon graduating from Recruit School #57, he was assigned to the Southwest Division and later to the Downtown Division, where he gained the majority of his patrol experience.

In 2006, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and assigned to the Northwest Division. He subsequently served as the Adjutant Sergeant for the Downtown Division under the leadership of Captain Dustin Roberson. He later transferred to the MOBILE Unit as a Sergeant and then to the Northwest Property Crimes Unit, where he served until 2014.

In 2014, Assistant Chief Miller was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to the 12th Street Station. He later returned to the Property Crimes Unit. In 2016, he was selected to develop and establish the department’s Emergency Management Unit—making the Little Rock Police Department the first law enforcement agency in Arkansas to implement such a unit.

Assistant Chief Miller later served as the commander of the Homicide Unit before being promoted to Major in 2019, where he led the Northwest Patrol Division. He also served as Major over the Headquarters Division prior to his promotion to Assistant Chief in 2022.

Assistant Chief Miller holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He has earned numerous law enforcement certifications and serves as an instructor for both the Little Rock Police Academy and the Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute. He is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute’s 141st Session of the Administrative Officers Course, the FEMA Emergency Management Academy, and the Criminal Justice Institute’s Arkansas Leader Course.

Throughout his career, Assistant Chief Miller has received numerous commendations from both civilians and supervisors. His honors include the Departmental Life Saving Award and the Chief Lawrence Johnson Leadership Award.