Kevin Watson named Woodbury Police Chief

HIGHLAND MILLS — The Woodbury Town Board and Police Commissioners have appointed Kevin Watson as permanent police chief.
Watson, 47, began his career in law enforcement in 1997 as an Orange County Sheriff's deputy.
He graduated the Orange County Police Academy in 1998 and immediately began working in the Village of Monroe as a police officer.
Watson has been with the Town of Woodbury Police Department since April 2000. He was promoted to sergeant in September 2003.
Watson graduated from The FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and has attended several leadership seminars/training from The International Association Chief of Police, The Southern Police Institute and Penn State University.
An oath of office ceremony will take place at the Dec. 15 town board meeting.
His annual salary as chief will be $120,000.
The position had been vacant for more than a year after the Town Board suspended Richard Vasquez; he resigned in February.
Lt. Arthur Abbott has been acting chief since then.