A former Welsh police officer who led four people to their deaths in the worst paddleboarding tragedy in the U.K. has been ...

James Welsh was named police chief and will replace William Pelko, who retired earlier this year ... While serving as a patrolman, he was a tactical officer with the Police Department ...

He succeeds former Chief William Pelko, who retired in January. Capt. Michael Groomes had been serving as interim police ... unit. Welsh also worked as a U.S. Marshall’s task force officer ...