The City of Clarksburg has another new face in its police department. And it has a bit of a Bridgeport flavor.

 

Former Bridgeport Deputy Police Chief Randy Hartley, who retired recently from the City of Bridgeport, will assume the same position under new Clarksburg Police Chief Mark Kiddy.

 

Hartley confirmed that he will begin his new job Monday.

 

Public service isnt' new to Hartley. It began as a volunteer with the Shinnston Fire Department, serving in what is now the Harrison-Taylor 911 or as a Clarksburg Police Officer, and most recently as the Deputy Chief of the Bridgeport Police Department for decades. In fact, tthe career spans nearly 40 years.

 

Hartley is not new to the Clarksburg Police as mentioned above. In 1994, his career in law enforcement began. He was hired for former Clarksburg Chief of Police Tom Durrett and worked there until 1997 when he went to Bridgeport 

 

He served as a patrolman before being assigned as a detective in 2002. In 2005, he was promoted to sergeant and went back to patrol before he earned his marks as a lieutenant in 2009. For two years, he served in that capacity until Chief John Walker named him Deputy Chief around 2011.

 

More on Hartley's appointment in the days ahead on Connect-Bridgeport.

 

Editor's Note: Top photo shows Randy Hartley in his last days with the Bridgeport Police Department, while he's shown running the mobile command unit during a situation in Harrison County with former State Policeman and current Clarksburg Police Chief Mark Kiddy.