Swearing in ceremony held for new Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan

this morning the city of Holio again the police department officially welcomed in their new police chief this comes after the former Chief retired last summer 22 news reporter Kiara Smith joins us live in studio and has what this new leadership means for Holio Nick Siara Brian Keenan was the former police captain for the Springfield Police Department and after speaking with him today he is ready to serve and protect the Holio Community this comes after years of hard work and dedication to ensure a safer place for everyone prior to this new position Keenan was a police captain in the City of Springfield for8 years he was with the department overall for 27 years and spent a lot of time out in the community and as police chief he says he plans to make hoolio a safer space for everyone as it's one of many cities facing challenges with drugs prostitution and gun and domestic violence what we will do we'll leverage our Partnerships with state and federal agencies we'll develop action plans by using all resources available and we'll we'll take it back one street at a time one neighborhood at a time and we're going to create a a quality of life for Hol yokk residents where they enjoy Open Spaces they enjoy Recreation and they enjoy a peaceful quality of life according to Keenan this is nothing that police haven't dealt with before and he says the goal is to bring some good changes to the city something that mayor Joshua Garcia is also looking forward to Mayor Garcia says there is a clear path and Keenan's directive and everyone will work together to create a better environment for those in hoolio where working for you Kiara Smith 22 News