MADISON — “I think we all have seminal people in our lives who transcend mentorship,” he told me, as he sipped a Diet Coke. “They sort of draw you in because they not only talk the talk, but they walk the walk.”
For former Madison Police Chief Mike Koval, that person was his Uncle Sean Riley.
Recently, I sat down with Koval to hear stories of his service, to get his take on the portrayal of police in today’s media, and to learn how his Catholic faith played a role in his many years of service to the Madison Police Department.