Danvers To Swear In New Police Chief Lovell At Sept. 2 Ceremony

DANVERS, MA — Danvers residents are invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of new Danvers Police Chief James Lovell and Capt. Ashley Sanborn on Sept. 2 at Danvers High School.

The ceremony will take place starting at 6 p.m. with a reception to follow.

Lovell and Sanborn were promoted to their respective new positions on June 8. Lovell had been serving as acting chief since the retirement of late former Danvers Police Chief Patrick Ambrose.

Both have served in their new positions since July 5.

Lovell previously served as captain, while Sanborn was a lieutenant in the department.

"I have enjoyed watching Jamie's and Ashley's career development over the past six-and-a-half years and believe that they, along with Captain Phil Tansey, will strive to make an already great department even stronger," Danvers Town Manager Steve Bartha said when Lovell and Sanborn were promoted. "I was particularly impressed by their commitment to community engagement and relationship building, and look forward to working with them in their new roles."

Lovell has been a member of the department for 23 years — having served as a patrolman, sergeant and lieutenant before he was promoted to captain six years ago.

Sanborn joined the department 14 years ago, was promoted to sergeant in 2015 and lieutenant four years ago.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)

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