Princeton Police Department Captain Sutter voted new chief of police
Chitra MartiPrinceton Police Captain Nick Sutter was voted to be sworn in as the new chief of police of the department at a town council meeting on Monday. Sutter has led the department for the past year as acting chief, following theretirement of David Dudeck, and has seen the department through the consolidation of Princeton Township and Princeton Borough. Sutter will earn a salary of $161,366, with a longevity payment of $6,455, the Princeton Packet reported. Each of the council members had the chance to speak to Sutter and ask him questions during the course of the meeting.Two council members, Lance Liverman and Patrick Simon, chose not to ask questions, and instead praised Sutter’s performance in leading the department over the last year. “I have very rarely seen a police department as together as this department is today,” Liverman said. Councilwoman Heather Howard asked Sutter about his plans for the future of the department, in particular the Safe Neighborhoods Bureau. “I think that the job that unit has done speaks for itself,” Sutter said, adding that the unit accomplished a lot in the past year and that it “want[s] to build on that momentum going forward.” Councilwoman Jenny Crumiller asked Sutter how he plans to maintain communication with both the community and with the council. “Communication is pivotal to the department, internally and externally,” Sutter said.