The Mountain Brook City Council on Tuesday named a veteran officer as the city’s new police chief.

Thomas Boulware, who began his law enforcement career at the Mountain Brook Police Department in 2003, becomes the city’s seventh police chief. He replaces former Chief Jaye Loggins who retired earlier this year.

Boulware, who served as a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, will be formally sworn in on April 14.

Prior to being named chief, Boulware served the department as the commander of the Criminal Investigations Division for the last three years.

He has served as a supervisor in all three divisions of the department to include patrol sergeant, training and hiring sergeant, tactical team leader and sergeant detective.

After his promotion to lieutenant in March of 2020, Boulware served as the commander of the Administrative Division and oversaw several special projects to include the consolidation of dispatch services with Shelby County 911, the purchase and implementation of new reporting software, and numerous facility upgrades.

Boulware graduated from UAB with a bachelor’s degree in justice science.