“It was probably the best 14 years of my life,” he said this afternoon. “I gained a lot of experience.”
Roye, who has been in law enforcement for 26 years, starting out in Enfield in 1985, said he was resigning to better his career in law enforcement by finding other opportunities.
Roye was named Rich Square police chief after he returned from a 14-month stint in Kosovo as a United Nations civilian police officer during the Kosovo war.
“That was an eye-opener,” he said, “As to how the world operates and how we as Americans take things for granted. The poverty was so terrible there and having to live in a war zone, most Americans have never experienced that. It made me stronger. It made me want to protect people's rights better. It made me a better person.”
Roye, who is still reviewing his options, said, “I've thoroughly enjoyed serving the town and its people.”
