Chief of Investigations Named by Morris County Prosecutor

John R. Speirs has been named the new Morris County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Investigations and will be appointed to the position on April 1.

Morris County Acting Prosecutor Frederic Knapp announced Speirs' appointment on Friday. Speirs will be assuming the role of Chief William Schievella, who will be retiring.

Speirs is a Randolph resident and former member of the Township of Boonton Police Department, formerly attending the Morris County Police Academy. He served the township for 33 years, eventually rising to the rank of chief in 2004. 

Spiers was selected to serve as a commissioner to the Morris County Joint Insurance Fund, which serves 42 municipalities, in 1998. He also served as the liaison between the Morris County JIF and Morris County Chief's Association.

He retired in December 2010 from the Boonton Township Police Department and has since worked as an emergency preparedness coordinator for LeadingAge New Jersey. 

Speirs attended the County College of Morris and received a degree in criminal justice.