Photo courtesy of the Town of ShrewsburyAfter the retirement of Chief Jay Hester effective on July 1st, 2020, the town of Shrewsbury, Mass., announced the appointment of Holden resident Kevin Anderson to the highest rank of the local police force.
The town rulers explained that Chief Anderson began his career at the Shrewsbury Police Department as a Patrolman in 1994, and was “quickly promoted” to Patrol Detective in 1997. In 2009, Anderson was promoted to Detective Sergeant. In 2012, was promoted to Services Lieutenant, Services Division Commanding Officer, and then quickly transitioned to Operations Lieutenant, Operations Division Commanding Officer until August 2019 when he assumed his most recent position of Detective Lieutenant, Detective Bureau Commanding Officer.
“The Board of Selectmen is pleased with the appointment of Kevin Anderson as our next Chief of Police,” stated Beth Casavant, Chair of the Board.
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