New police chief in New Haven.

The City of New Haven announces the appointment of a new police chief to take over duties from Jeff McCracken, who currently holds the position. Detective James Krueger will begin his duties on January 1st, officials confirm. Chief Krueger is certified as a generalist and firearm instructor…as well as a truth verification operator. He began his career in law enforcement in 2006 in the Allen County Police Reserve program. In December of 2009, he joined the New Haven Police Department and graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy with Honors. In 2015 he was promoted to Detective and in 2019 to Detective Supervisor. Chief McCracken has been with the New Haven Police Department since January 2006 and was appointed Chief of Police in July of 2019. During his tenure…body worn cameras were implemented for all road patrol officers. He has also overseen the upgrade of the department’s video server and dispatch center.