Police

Police Chief Chris Young was born and raised in Camden and Rockport attending local schools and graduating from Camden-Rockport High School in 1992.  In 1994, Chris joined the Rockport Police Department as a reserve officer while attending college.  In 1996 Chris was hired as a full-time Patrol Officer for the Rockland Police Department.  Chris spent the majority of his 26-year career with Rockland P.D. in the department’s Criminal Investigation Division.  In 2015 Chris was promoted to Deputy Chief of Police and in 2017 became the Chief of Police at the Rockland Police Department.  Chris retired from the department in 2021.  Chris has two adult sons and is married to his wife Bobbi.  In his off time, Chris enjoys spending time with his family, boating, 4-wheeling fishing and hunting.  Chris is very excited to be serving the citizens of his home town, where his mother still resides.

Police Chief Young can be reached at cyoung@rockportmaine.gov or 207-236-2026 Extension 0200.

Sergeant James (Jim) Greeley has been working in law enforcement for over 20 years, prior to that he served in the Marine Corps.  He held both supervisory and detective roles while in law enforcement.  In his time off he enjoys coaching for Camden Hills High School, fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family.  He looks forward to working in Rockport and doing what he can to help out.

Sergeant Greeley can be reached at jgreeley@rockportmaine.gov or 236-2026 Extension 0201.

Officer Dustin Hedgpath graduated from Wildwood Academy in 2011. His law enforcement career started in 2016 when he went to work at the Maine State Prison as a Correctional Officer for seven years. Durning his time at the Prison he worked in many positions inside the facility to include the SMU (Special Management Unit) and the IMHU (Intensive Mental Health Unit). In 2023 He attended and graduated from the 44^th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. Officer Hedgpath ’s interests include ATV riding, fishing, hunting and spending time with his family.

Officer Hedgpath can be reached at dhedgpath@rockportmaine.gov or 207-236-2026 Extension 0205.

If you need to each Officer Hedgpath for an animal control issues you can call Knox Dispatch at 207-236-2027 and they will get in touch with an officer.  

Officer Colby Leavitt began his law enforcement career in 2018 and is a graduate of the 36th Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. Officer Leavitt joins the Rockport Police Department from the Searsport Police Department, where he spent the last five years as the School Resource Officer. Officer Leavitt is an A.L.I.C.E. Instructor, a certified Field Training Officer, and has received Crisis Intervention Team Training, as well as extensive leadership training. He still assists the Searsport school district with fundraising events and is a mentor for the Belfast Police Explorer Program. In his off time, he enjoys spending time with his family.

Officer Leavitt can be reached at cleavitt@rockportmaine.gov or 207-236-2026 Extension is 0203.

Officer Daniel Perez graduated from Sacred Heart University with a bachelors of science in Biology.   He graduated the Maine Criminal justice academy in 2015, and worked for Bangor Police Department, Waldo County Sheriff’s Office, Thomaston Police Department and now Rockport. Through out his career he has been apart of Bangor Police Department’s Special response team, Maine drug Enforcement, and have held a supervisory role at Waldo County Sheriffs Office. In Daniel's spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time with his family.  

Officer Perez can be reached at dperez@rockportmaine.gov or 207-236-2026 Extension 204.

Officer Jacob (Jake) Powers graduated from Camden Hills high school in Rockport. While in high school he was a multiple time state champion wrestler and earned a wrestling scholarship to Lock Haven University in PA. While at Lock Haven University he pursued a degree in Criminal Justice while wrestling for their NCAA Division 1 wrestling program. He then spent 2 years at Lock Haven University before transferring to the University of Maine Orono to finish out his junior and senior years. While at the University of Maine he pursued a degree in Sociology with a concentration in Crime, Law and Deviance. During his junior year he completed an internship with the Maine State Police for the summer. During his senior year he competed for the University of Maine NCWA Wrestling program. While wrestling for the program he achieved All-American status by qualifying for the national championships and placing 4th in the nation. He graduated from the University of Maine Orono with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. He also graduated from the 31st Basic Law Enforcement Training Program, and then spent time working for the Maine State Police as well as the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office before being hired as a Patrolman for the Town of Rockport. Officer Powers’ pastimes include spending time with family, hunting/fishing/hiking and working out at the gym. 

Officer Powers can be reached at jpowers@rockportmaine.gov or 207-236-2026 Extension 0204.