The Belleville Police Services Board has removed the interim tag from Mike Callaghan’s position, officially naming him the new chief of the Belleville Police Service.
The former deputy chief has been serving in the role since outgoing Chief Ron Gignac announced his retirement on October 2.
Callaghan was born in Belleville, went to high school in Kingston and attended Loyalist College before beginning his career in policing, which began in Ottawa.
He worked on numerous specialty units there and his career highlights included working with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, to spearhead internal security logistics during the G8 and G20 Summits hosted by Canada in recent years.
We’ll have more to come on the announcement through the afternoon.