Jack Chambers was named State Police superintendent on an ongoing basis, after previously serving on an interim basis.
“It’s been a really busy 120 days,” Chambers said.
Chambers had earlier served with the state Capitol Police. He initially took on the superintendent role after the resignation of Jan Cahill at an inflection point of a broad investigation.
The inquiries involved video recordings in a State Police women’s locker room several years ago, the more recent destruction of a hard drive where some of those recordings had been stored, a situation where a trooper walked off with an envelope of cash left behind by a casino patron, and an active investigation over a death along Interstate 81 involving troopers.
Chambers provided some general updates about those situations today.
“I do know what you want to know, and I’ll tell you what I can. Some things I can’t, and I know nobody likes to hear that, but some things I can’t,” Chambers said today during a briefing.
The hidden camera incident at the State Police training facility is the subject of federal and internal investigations, he said. “Both of those are in action now and are active.”
“We did send a policy letter out to any female that may have been victimized by a hidden camera at the locker room. Again, unacceptable. I said that on day one.”
The I-81 incident, Chambers said, has been subject of an internal investigation that is partially complete. Chambers said that incident also has oversight by federal and state prosecutors.