March 11, 2025
Clermont’s Police Chief Charles Broadway Accepts New Role As Kissimee’s Police Chief
By Kyle Coppola
Clermont’s Police Chief Charles Broadway Accepts New Role As Kissimee’s Police Chief
CLERMONT, FL – Clermont Police Chief Charles Broadway announced Monday that he has accepted the position of Kissimee’s next Police Chief.
Chief Broadway, who joined the Clermont Police Department in 2010 as a captain and was promoted to Chief in 2012, expressed how important Clermont has been to his law enforcement career.
“My time in Clermont has allowed me to grow and develop so that I can take this next step and continue to be an effective leader.” he said. “I am extremely thankful for the years of overwhelming support I have received from past and present city managers, council membgers and of course, the amazing men and women of the Clermont Police Department.”
Chief Broadway added that he is extremely grateful for the support and love the community has shown his entire department and he is certain those bonds have fostered an unprecedented partnership that he is certain will continue.
Under his direction, the Clermont Police Department has continued to advance in law enforcement trends and technologies that include one of the nations first mobile mental-health crisis units, the addition of a police analyst, a victim’s advocate, and an attourney to the departmentm as well as maintained agency accreditation and low crime rates.
“It has always been a goal of mine to lead a larger agency and since Clermont is my home, I wanted it to be nearby,” he said. “Kissimmee has offered me that opportunity and I am honored and humbled to accept. I am eager to meet the men and women of the Kissimmee Police Department to share our experiences, knowledge and best practices to continue to enhance community trust and provide the highest level of service to the residents and visitors of Kissimmee.”
“Chief Broadway has been a positive force in our community since he arrived here 15 years ago.” Interim City Manager Rick Van Wagner said.” “Chief, we thank you for your leadership and guidance that we will surely miss, but we wish you all the best in this new role.”
Van Wagner announced Clermont Police Deputy Chief John Graczyk will serve as Clermont’s Interim Chief.
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Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
Sad to se him go 😕