Wishart had been Granby's interim police chief since September 2010, when Louis Barry, the department's longtime chief, retired. Wishart will be sworn in as chief on Thursday.
Alan P. Wishart Jr. GRANBY -- Acting Granby Police Chief Alan P. Wishart Jr. can stop "acting" like he's the boss of the town's police department.
Wishart's interim status will officially be dropped when he's formally sworn in as the department's permanent full-time chief on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Granby Senior Center, 10 West State St. (Route 202).
Wishart had been performing the duties of chief since September 2010, when Louis Barry, the Granby Police Department's longtime chief, retired after 23 years on the job.
Louis M. BarryThe Granby Select Board will handle the swearing-in ceremony, which is open to the public. Barry, meanwhile, was elected to the Select Board in May, and Wishart was once his student at Holyoke Community College.
Barry has taught criminal justice classes at HCC for more than 20 years. He also teaches at the Reserve Police Academy in Springfield.
Wishart lives in Granby and became a full-time town police officer in 1998. Prior to that, he was a dispatcher and part-time patrol officer with the department.