Swearing-In of Chief Mary Butler on April 9th

From: Robert K McCarthy

Councillor Ward One

Swearing-In of Chief Mary Butler on April 9th, 10am, Old Town Hall

CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS

Kimberley Driscoll

Mayor

Details Announced for Butler Swearing-In as Salem’s Chief of Police

Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, April 9^th, 10:00 a.m., free and open to the public

SALEM, MA – Acting Chief Mary Butler will be sworn in as Salem’s new Chief of Police in a formal ceremony at Salem’s historic Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, on April 9^th at 10:00 a.m. The event will be free and open to the public.

 Following brief remarks from City officials, including former Chief of Police Robert St. Pierre, former Chief of Police and current State Representative Paul Tucker, and Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, Chief Butler will take the oath of office and offer remarks.

Chief Butler was promoted from Lieutenant to Acting Captain in the Salem Police Department in 2014. In that capacity she was commanding officer of the department's special operations division, with oversight of the community impact unit, special response unit, traffic division, and records office. She has served with the Salem Police Department since 1987, where she has overseen patrol division and the community impact unit as a Lieutenant, served as public information officer and detective, and worked as administrative aide to former Chief St. Pierre. She has served as Acting Chief of the department since her appointment by Mayor Driscoll was announced in early March.