Northern Kentucky University announced Friday morning that Leslie Peter Kachurek will serve as the new Chief of Police.

Kachurek is currently the police chief at SUNY Alfred State University in Alfred, NY, a position he has held since 2013.

“My wife and I both feel very blessed to have this opportunity,” Kachurek said in a press release the university. “It’s truly an opportunity of a lifetime.”

A graduate of the FBI National Academy, Kachurek has 25 years of experience in the police force, and he will head all police department operations at NKU.

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