Summit Police Chief Announces He Will Retire

Summit NJ

07 September, 2021

4:48 PM

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SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti announced Tuesday that he'll retire on Dec. 31. He has spent 25 years in law enforcement and was appointed chief in June 2020. The announcement came a little over a year after Chief Robert Weck retired. A city spokesperson said she does not know yet who will replace Bartolotti, but that there will likely be an acting chief before a replacement is announced. Mayor Nora Radest is expected to announce the new chief by the end of October. "I sincerely thank Chief Bartolotti for his years of dedicated service to our city," said Radest. "The Summit Police Department, especially over the past 18 months, is better for his leadership. He safely guided his officers and all of us through the challenges of a global pandemic and periods of social unrest. I have every confidence that the department is now set for future success." "It has been a privilege to serve this community as a Summit police officer and more recently as its chief of police," said Bartolotti. "Over the next several months, I will work closely with Mayor Radest and police department administration to secure a smooth transition of authority. A succession plan is in place to ensure the future success of the agency and uninterrupted delivery of services to the community through the exceptional leadership of our men and women in uniform." A formal statement by Chief Bartolotti in the form of letter to the community will be sent closer to his planned retirement date in December. Bartolotti joined the Summit Police Department in April 2000. In 2004, he was assigned to the detective bureau and served on a number of Union County task forces. In 2007, he was promoted to Sergeant and, in 2011, to Lieutenant. As a lieutenant Bartolotti attended the FBI's law enforcement executive development course at Princeton University and graduated from the NJ State Association of Captains of Police (NJSACP) Command Leadership Academy. Bartolotti earned the rank of Captain in 2012 and was assigned as the divisional commander of the support services division, overseeing the department's juvenile, community policing, traffic, and field training units. In 2016, he was one of 15 New Jersey law enforcement executives to train at the international College of Policing in Great Britain. One year later, he represented Summit with distinction when he was selected as one of six law enforcement executives from the Garden State to attend the prestigious FBI national academy in Quantico, VA. Sign up for breaking news alerts in your town when they are announced, or get a free daily newsletter each morning with local news. Sign up with your preferences here. Got news? Email [email protected]. Got photos? Please include express written permission from the photographer for us to use them. To be the first to get free news alerts with breaking stories in your town, or to get a free local newsletter each morning, sign up for Patch breaking news alerts or daily newsletters.