NEENAH, Wis. (WFRV) - The Neenah Police Department announced in a release that one of their officers has been terminated from the force after he was charged with two counts of child pornography possession. According to the release, Officer Owen Halls had been employed by the department since Mar ch 25, 2024. On Monday, Neenah Police Chief Aaron L. Olson was alerted to an Internet Crimes Against Children tip with the suspect identified as Neenah Police Officer Owen Halls. ‘Stole from every taxpayer in the country’: Wisconsin man ordered to pay $2.2 million in restitution to Medicaid/Medicare, 21 months in prison The Kaukauna Police Department met with Chief Olson regarding the report, and evidence was handed off, with plans to detain Halls on Wednesday. Multiple search warrants were executed by the Kaukauna Police Department, leading to the following charge: Possession of child pornography (2 counts) The Kaukauna Police Department later confirmed the tip was linked to an address in their jurisdiction, and their investigation led to multiple search warrants and subpoenas that determined Owen Halls was a suspect. "Mr. Halls' alleged conduct has disgraced our department, our citizens and law enforcement as a whole," Chief Olson said in a release. "He has been terminated from our department." Halls graduated from the law enforcement academy at Fox Valley Technical College on August 2, 2024, and started field training soon after. Regarding probation, Chief Olson added the following details in a follow-up to the original release: "Many agencies have a one year probation period. Our probation period doesn’t end until one year after they complete field training, so he would have been on probation until November 26, 2025." Neenah Police Chief Aaron L. Olson Former Green Bay Packer charged for dog fighting in “largest seizure of dogs from one person” The release added that they are following a procedure to decertify him as a Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officer. Chief Olson added the following statement: "As your police chief, I am sorry. We conduct very thorough backgrounds, but somehow, Mr. Halls was able to deceive all of us. I understand this will and should cause concern. In my seven years as your police chief, nothing has disappointed me more than the reported actions of this former officer." Neenah Police Chief Aaron L. Olson No additional details are available at this time. The investigation is ongoing. ...read more read less