GREENE – A 21-year veteran of the Maine State Police has been promoted to the rank of major. Timothy S. Doyle of Greene was named to the post by the chief of the state police, Colonel Craig A. Poulin.

Doyle in his new position will oversee the seven field troops, the criminal investigation division and the commercial vehicle enforcement unit.

“I am pleased that Major Doyle has agreed to join the central command of the state police,” Poulin said. “His experience and knowledge of the state police and Maine law enforcement will be a great asset.”

Doyle succeeds Maj. Randall Nichols, who retired in August.

Doyle has spent the majority of his career in the criminal division, investigating homicides, suspicious deaths and major crimes. He joined the state police in 1984 and initially patrolled in Kennebec and Androscoggin counties.

Doyle was promoted to detective in 1989 and assigned to the central criminal division in Augusta, where he worked for 16 years.

He was promoted to sergeant in 1995 and lieutenant of the criminal division in 1998.

Doyle has also served as acting director of the state police crime laboratory and assisted in the formation of the new gambling regulations for Maine.

For the past three months he has served as the commanding officer for Troop A in Gray and Alfred.

Doyle is currently serving his 11th year as a selectman for the town of Greene. He has also served twice as chairman of the board. Doyle grew up in Greene, is a 1982 graduate of Leavitt Area High School in Turner and has an associate degree from the University of Maine at Augusta. He lives with his wife, Gloria, and their three children, Sarah, 22, Sean, 18, and Timothy, 16.

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