Lemuel Moore, a deputy police chief, was a 31.5-year veteran of the Wichita Police Department beginning his career in January of 1991, after serving several years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He attended the WPD Law Enforcement Training Academy. He served as a beat officer for 5 years and was eventually selected to be a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) and School Liaison Officer, as well as a Community Affairs Coordinator. As an officer he also served in the role of a Missing and Abducted Children Investigator.

In June of 2002, Lem was promoted to the rank of Detective and worked in multiple sections such as the Undercover Narcotic Section, the Financial Crimes Unit, and the Exploited and Missing Child Unit. In November of 2005, Lem was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. While at that rank he also served in different capacities as a Special Event Coordinator, a Professional Standard’s supervisor, and an In-Service Training Coordinator. In April of 2014, Lem was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and was assigned as a 3rd Watch/Special Community Action Team (SCAT) Commander. After serving in that position, he was then transferred to the Wichita Sedgwick County Law Enforcement Training Center to instruct three police recruit classes. On April 1, 2017, Lem was promoted to the rank of Captain. He was assigned as the Bureau Commander for Technical Services and Property Crimes, before being transferred to be the commander of the Patrol North Field Services Bureau.

Lem was promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief on January 8, 2022, and currently commands the Administrative/Support Services Division. On March 1, 2022, Lemuel became the Interim Chief of the Wichita Police Department until he retired on September 30, 2022. Lem has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Tabor College and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Wichita State University.