STATE COLLEGE — Capt. Matthew E. Wilson, of the State College Borough Police Department, recently was promoted to the position of assistant chief.
Wilson will follow in the footsteps of current chief John Gardner, who was previously assistant to Chief Tom King, now retired.
Wilson was promoted to captain in January 2013. He is a State College native and graduate of State College Area High School and Penn State. He started with SCPD 1996, achieving the ranks of sergeant in 2004 and lieutenant in 2006.
The position of assistant chief was created in 2008 to help with administrative duties. In order to be promoted to the position, a candidate must have been captain for at least three years and proven to be able to consistently perform duties well and be able to take command of the department in the absence of the chief, according to a press release.
“Capt. Wilson has willingly and enthusiastically assumed more administrative responsibilities and, in doing so, has performed at an extremely high level,” Gardner said. “Based on his years of experience and his willingness to assume greater responsibility, Capt. Wilson has earned this assignment in the State College Police Department.”
