Salem deputy chief has been promoted to acting chief
(World News USA)

After a year and a half without a police chief, Salem Town Manager Chris Dillon appointed Joel Dolan as acting chief effective Wednesday. Dolan has been the officer in charge since January 2019 and has served as the department’s deputy chief since June 1, 2019. The department has been overseen by Administrative Chief Brian Pattullo, a contractor from Municipal Resources Inc., and the former police chief in Andover, Mass. Pattullo has no law enforcement authority in New Hampshire since he is certified in Massachusetts. Dillon told the Union Leader Wednesday that he has complete confidence in Dolan, especially after seeing him manage the department during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic...