The town of Hillsborough has named Jason Winn as the new police chief.
Winn has been serving as the interim chief since Duane Hampton, the former police chief, retired in March. He will be sworn in on Oct. 13 at the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners meeting, which starts at 7 p.m.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve in the capacity of chief of police with the Hillsborough Police Department,” Winn said. “Our community places a lot of trust in us, and we are working to increase our outreach and to keep building new relationships. We have been making great progress as an agency, and I look forward to being a part of the great things we want to accomplish.”
Winn has over 13 years of experience in law enforcement with most of it being in Hillsborough. He started with the police department in 2012 and previously served as one of two police majors helping the chief in the department’s operations…