AUGUSTA — Following a nationwide search, the Department of Public Safety announces that Matthew Clancy has accepted the position of Chief of the Bureau of Capitol Police.

For more than 35 years Clancy has been a law enforcement professional, 19 of those years as a Police Chief. Clancy is currently serving as the interim Police Chief in Plympton, Massachusetts where he had served as the permanent Police Chief for more than eight years. Before his interim position in Plympton, he served as the Chief of Police in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Clancy is also an Adjunct Professor at Bridgewater State University and served for more than a decade on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission.

“I am dedicated to the advancement of professional and accountable policing,” said Chief Clancy, in a Department of Public Safety news release. “Accountability, transparency, organizational integrity and community engagement are at the core of my policing philosophy. I look forward to this new challenge and working for and with the citizens of Maine.”

A native of Rockland, Massachusetts Clancy graduated from Western New England University with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. He received a Master’s in Criminal Justice from Boston University and graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

“I’m excited to have Chief Matt Clancy join the DPS family” said Commissioner Sauschuck. “Our Bureau of Capitol Police serve as the backbone of safety and security for the State House complex and Chief Clancy’s leadership style and collaborative approach will be a valuable addition to the team.”

Clancy will begin his role as Chief of the Capitol Police on October 18, 2021.