JAY – Scott MacMaster has a family history steeped in law enforcement – way beyond his 33 years of age.

MacMaster, a sergeant with the Greenville Police Department, has followed in the footsteps of his father, Brian MacMaster, director of investigations for the Maine Office of the Attorney General, and his grandfather, Clyde MacMaster, the former commissioner of public safety in Gardiner.

Scott MacMaster, a 14-year police veteran, is returning closer to his Gardiner roots. He will start as a criminal investigator with the Jay Police Department in mid-June at an hourly wage of $18.

He replaces Detective Richard Caton IV of Wilton, who took a job with the Wilton Police Department.

MacMaster began his career at the Hallowell Police Department first as a reserve officer and then working full time for three years. He moved on to serve the Gardiner Police Department for 10 years. He has been a sergeant in Greenville for six months.

He and his wife of six years, Cyndi, a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty in Auburn, and their two sons, plan to relocate to the Jay area, MacMaster said Tuesday.

Besides law enforcement being the “family business,” MacMaster said he was drawn to the profession because he enjoys working with people, problem-solving and helping others solve problems.

“When it’s in your blood, when you’re around it all the time, you don’t expect to do it and then you catch the bug,” MacMaster said. “It’s an exciting field. No two days are the same and that’s the appealing part. It never gets boring.”

Jay Police Chief Larry White Sr. said he received numerous applications for the police position.

He interviewed four of the top candidates who had experience for the job and due to MacMaster’s work experience and background, which shined through during his interview process, that clearly made him an outstanding candidate, White said.

“I feel very comfortable he’s going to do very well,” he said.