Technology upgrades mark Giaccone's years as chief
Amidst the throngs of students, locals and retirees that comprise the breakfast rush on Friday mornings at Lou's, two men occupy the same corner booth every week. "The chief likes breakfast, and so do I," Director of Safety and Security and College Proctor Harry Kinne said. Hanover Police Department Chief Nicholas Giaccone and Kinne meet weekly over breakfast to discuss any ongoing investigations and take turns paying the bill, though they sometimes forget whose turn it is to pick up the tab, Kinne said. In his nine years working with Giaccone, Kinne said the two have established a congenial professional and personal relationship. "The College and police department don't always agree, but we have always been able to work through any disagreement that has arisen in the past," Kinne said. In his 17 years as police chief, Giaccone has overseen a massive influx of new technological equipment to the department's offices and squad cars, and he has increased the professionalism and oversight of the department, according to Captain Frank Moran, who has worked with Giaccone for 24 years. Since joining the department in 1973, Giaccone worked his way up from patrol officer to detective and then to detective sergeant, he said.
