The Bureau of Community Policing is made up of more than 1,000 commissioned officers and civilian employees. It includes the nine police districts, district detectives, Crime Analysis Unit, Housing Unit and Police Officers assigned to the Circuit Attorney’s office as investigators.
Please visit the District pages for more information about Community Policing.
Lieutenant Colonel Antoinette Filla
Deputy Chief, Commander of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Support
Lt. Col. Antoinette Filla joined the Metropolitan Police Department on September 24, 1973, as a civilian clerk. On March 18, 1974, she was sworn in as a commissioned police officer. Lt. Col. Filla began her career as a Police Officer in the Mobile Reserve Unit and Eighth District.
In January of 1984, Lt. Col. Filla was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. As a Sergeant, she served in the Third District, Juvenile Division and in Sex Crimes and Child Abuse.
Lt. Col. Filla became the first female in the history of the Department to serve as a Lieutenant when she was promoted to the rank in June of 1987. Lt. Col. Filla served in the Ninth District for five years following her promotion. She also worked in the Traffic Safety Unit.
Continuing the trend of being the first female to break several Department barriers, Lt. Col. Filla was promoted to the rank of Captain in October of 1993. Lt. Col. Filla served as a Captain for 14 years in a variety of command positions including Commander of the First and Eighth Districts and Internal Affairs.
As a Captain, Lt. Col. Filla was assigned to the position of Secretary to the Board of Police Commissioners from November of 2003 to July of 2005. She also served as Commander of the Fourth District during her time as Captain.
In February of 2007, Lt. Col. Filla was promoted to the rank of Major. She served as the Assistant Chief of Detectives in the Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Commander of the South Patrol Division.
Lt. Col. Filla served as Commander of the Bureau of Community Policing from January of 2009 until assuming her current position in March of 2011
Throughout her distinguished career at the Department, Lt. Col. Filla has received eight Chief’s Letters of Commendation honoring her skilled work in law enforcement.
Lt. Col. Filla earned a Master of Science in Justice Administration from Lindenwood University and a Bachelor of Justice Administration from Tarkio College. She is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.