PRESIDENT OF MAINE CHIEFS NAMED TO IACP ETHICS COMMITTEE
The Maine Chiefs of Police Association is proud to announce that its
president, Charles “Chip” Rumsey, chief of police in Cumberland, was recently
named to serve on a prestigious committee of the International Association of Chiefs
of Police Association (IACP). The IACP is the world’s largest and most influential
professional association for police leaders, with more than 32,000 members in over
170 countries.
Chief Rumsey will serve a three-year term on the Police Professional
Standards, Ethics, and Image Committee. The 30-member committee is charged
with assisting IACP on all matters affecting professional standards for law
enforcement, developing white papers on law enforcement standards and practices,
advising IACP on current issues involving police ethics and integrity, developing a
mechanism to create, review and develop training in the area of ethics and integrity,
and providing a mechanism to promote the image of police officers and agencies to
achieve the highest possible professional standards.
Chief Rumsey, a 27-year veteran of law enforcement, has been a member of
the Maine Chiefs of Police Association for 15 years and is currently serving as
president. Rumsey has been chief of police in the Town of Cumberland for over six
years and previously served as deputy chief of the Waterville Police Department.
He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. Chief
Rumsey holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of
Maine, and he is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
Earlier this year, Chief Rumsey co-authored the law enforcement
informational document Law Enforcement in Maine in 2023 (enclosed) with the
Maine Sheriffs Association and the Maine Department of Public Safety, a document
to provide the public with contemporary information on various law enforcement
topics in Maine