FREEPORT, Maine — Two well-known local police officers with leadership experience are the finalists to become Freeport’s next police chief.
Freeport police Lt. Susan Nourse, who has served as interim chief since Gerald Schofield retired this spring, and Brunswick police Cmdr. Marc Hagan emerged as the two finalists after a regional search that drew 20 applicants, Town Manager Peter Joseph said Monday.
Working with a committee that includes Robert Schwartz, executive director of the Maine Chiefs of Police Association, Gorham police Chief Dan Jones and Topsham police Chief Chris Lewis, the candidates were winnowed to five, and based on interviews with those five, further narrowed to two.
On Thursday at town hall, Hagan will meet with residents at 6 p.m. and Nourse will meet with them at 7 p.m.
Based on those meetings, Joseph may hold a second round of interviews with the two candidates before making a recommendation to the Town Council. The council appoints a chief based on Joseph’s recommendation, according to charter.
Joseph said he hopes to bring a name to the council for consideration by June.
Nourse joined the Freeport Police Department as an officer in 1984, according to a resume provided by Joseph.
Hagan is the patrol commander for the Brunswick Police Department, where he began as an officer in 1990.