MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- It was an eventful 24 hours for Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman. Milwaukee police confirmed officers arrested a man Wednesday who was suspected of trying to break into Norman's home. 24 hours later, the Fire and Police Commission voted to reappoint Norman for a second four-year term as police chief.

Near Norman's home on the city's northwest side Thursday, a marked squad car was stationed outside his subdivision. A CBS 58 crew also observed three unmarked police SUVs that appeared to be patrolling the neighborhood.

Police said officers responded to a call for a man trying to break into a home near the corner of N. 112th Ct. and W. Green Tree Rd. Officers arrested a 67-year-old man, and they said they recovered two guns nearby.

Thursday, FPC Executive Director Leon Todd confirmed he was notified about the attempted break-in ahead of the commission's meeting at City Hall.

"I can't speak for the commissioners, but I do know the department did make me aware of that, yes," Todd said.

Todd said he rejected the idea an attempted break-in at the police chief's home was a sign of an unsafe city, referencing crime data that showed a decline in violent over the last couple years.

Milwaukee had previously set homicide records for three straight years between 2020 and 2022, although numerous major U.S. cities experienced crime spikes during that time.

"Crime is trending in the right direction in the city of Milwaukee," Todd said. "I think we have a police chief that is committed to bringing new and innovative ways to reduce violent crime, reckless driving."

The FPC held a vote Thursday on whether to reappoint Norman and give him another four-year term as chief. Norman appeared virtually; he was in Texas for a Major Cities Chiefs Association leadership conference.

Most of the public comment was in opposition to Norman getting another term. The majority of criticism revolved around Norman's embrace of facial recognition technology and a belief the commission had not given the public enough opportunities to hear from and question Norman.

"This is a dereliction of duty," Heba Mohammad said. "There has not been meaningful community engagement, and the opportunities we've had to hear from MPD- not through Chief Norman, but through their chief propagandist, their chief of staff. They've been so dismissive of what the community wants and our concerns."

In the end, the commissioners voted unanimously, 8-0, to give Norman a second term. Multiple commissioners said they'd believed Norman was the best police chief they'd seen during their time in Milwaukee, and Todd said he agreed with that assessment. 

Norman had sought to be hired as Austin's police chief last summer, but he was not selected for that job. While making a final case for the commission Thursday, he noted there was still work to do in Milwaukee.

"Respective of any corner of this community, we all want the same thing, which is effective and engaging public safety," Norman said. "I do understand that there is a lot more work to do, and I'm willing to continue to engage as part of the vision and mission of the Milwaukee Police Department."