JUPITER — Deputy Chief Michael Barbera will become Jupiter ’s new police chief starting Wednesday, Oct. 30.
The town announced his promotion on Monday. The decision came five weeks after Police Chief David England announced his retirement . Jupiter’s charter gives the town manager the authority to choose the police department’s leader, as opposed to the Town Council.
“Jupiter is a special place, and the Jupiter Police Department is one of the finest law enforcement agencies in our state and across the nation,” wrote Barbera in a prepared statement. “I look forward to adding to the legacy of this institution as its next Chief of Police.”
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Barbera has worked for the Jupiter Police Department for 28 years and has been its deputy chief for the past three years. Before joining the police department, he served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps.