Crime & Safety

Naugatuck Takes Steps To Hire Next Police Chief: Report

The current chief's contract is set to expire next month.

NAUGATUCK, CT β€” Police Chief Christopher Edson's last day on the job is March 31 and local officials are hoping to find his successor from within the department, the Republican-American reports.

Three people have applied and interviews are being set up. Officials say several in-house qualified candidates deserve the chance for promotion. Whoever is hired must live within an 8-mile radius of the police station, the Rep-Am reports.

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