Kevin Mahon was sworn in as Long Beach Township’s new chief of police Monday afternoon, May 3. At the municipality’s board of commissioners meeting later that day, Mayor Joseph Mancini recognized the law enforcement career and contributions of past Chief Anthony Deely on the occasion of his retirement, and congratulated Mahon as he prepares to lead the department.

As Mancini stated, for more than 28 years, after first taking his oath as an LBTPD patrol officer in 1992, Deely “has dedicated…