Kittery swears in the New Police Chief

May 17. 2016 2:04AM

Manchester, N.H. Det. Captain James Soucy swears in as the new Kittery Police Chief, taking the place of Ted Short.

Manchester, N.H. Det. Captain James Soucy swears in as the new Kittery Police Chief, taking the place of Ted Short.

Manchester, N.H. Det. Captain James Soucy swears in as the new Kittery Police Chief, taking the place of Ted Short.

Soucy sworn in as Kittery police chief

Manchester, N.H. Det. Capt. James Soucy gets sworn in as the new police chief of Kittery Monday afternoon, taking the place of Ted Short, who is retiring. Photo by Deb Cram/Seacoastonline
Manchester, N.H. Det. Capt. James Soucy gets sworn in as the new police chief of Kittery Monday afternoon, taking the place of Ted Short, who is retiring. Photo by Deb Cram/Seacoastonline

By Staff report
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KITTERY, Maine — James Soucy, a 24-year veteran of law enforcement, was sworn in Monday as the new chief of the town’s Police Department.

Soucy, who arrives in Kittery after serving as a police captain in Manchester, N.H., started his career in Maryland in 1989 as a state trooper and flight paramedic, according to his resume. In 1992, he became a patrol officer in Manchester and remained in the department until now, working up the ranks. While a sergeant, he served as SWAT team leader and assistant SWAT commander. As a lieutenant, he was the patrol shift commander for the state’s most populated city.

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