Kempf, who holds Juris Doctor and Masters in Business Administrations degrees from Rutgers University, will become acting chief effective immediately and will be formally appointed chief by resolution at a Council Meeting in January.

 

Most recently, Kempf has served as a lieutenant in the professional standards and training department, the Director of Training and Special Operations Group Commander. He joined the Cherry Hill Police Department in November 1998 as a patrol officer, before becoming a detective in the cyber crime unit in 2011. He has also served as a sergeant and lieutenant in the patrol division, as well as a detective sergeant in the investigative division.