http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180706/kittery-names-eaton-acting-police-chief

from an article in the Portsmouth Herald

KITTERY, Maine — Thirty-eight-year Police Department veteran Sgt. Gary Eaton was appointed as the town’s acting chief effective Friday, Town Manager Kendra Amaral announced.

The interim chief pick comes after Police Chief James Soucy tendered his resignation, citing “personal family reasons.” Soucy had been chief of the department since May 2016, and previously served as a captain in Manchester, New Hampshire. Soucy said he was “certainly honored” to serve as Kittery’s police chief, and proud of the community efforts the department implemented during his tenure. Amaral said the town wishes him will in his future

Our Kittery note: Gary Eaton is a Kittery native and Traip Academy Graduate.

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