By GARRETT STASSE
Interlaken is scheduled to swear in the countys first female police chief July 2.
A months-long search that included reviewing 75 applicants ended this month when Borough Council selected Karen Sullivan, a captain of the Chatham Police Department, to serve as police chief in this residential-only borough.
The Monmouth County Prosecutors Office has been in charge of the department after irregularities were found there two years ago. Following an investigation one police officer was charged and fired. Sullivans hiring is expected to end the investigation and allow the borough to rebuild the force. (more…)