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University of Maine police chief Roland LaCroix is one of eight finalists for the chief of police position in Ponce Inlet, Fla.
In a Nov. 21 press release, Ponce Inlet police Lieutenant Max Binz announced LaCroix made the short list, whittled down from 78 applicants.
“All interviews have been scheduled through the week,” said Kim Cherbano, the town’s human resources coordinator.
Jeaneen Clauss, Ponce Inlet’s town manager, will conduct the interviews, and Cherbano expects additional rounds of interviews will be necessary. Clauss will recommend the top candidate to the town council, which will vote on whether to hire that candidate.
“I don’t expect to get this one,” LaCroix said Monday. “I really doubt that I’ll even progress.
“I’m not leaving. It’s nowhere near that stage,” he added.
He said applying for other positions doesn’t indicate an imminent departure from Maine, elaborating that he would not think that of other UMPD employees if they were to look for jobs elsewhere.
LaCroix came to UMaine after retiring as a captain with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
LaCroix was also a finalist for the chief of police position in Venice, Fla., earlier this year. That position went to a captain in the Venice Police Department.
