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ST. GEORGE — Wes LiCalzi has been appointed as the new chief of police for the Utah Tech Police Department, continuing its mission to protect, serve and educate the university community.
LiCalzi served as the interim chief for six months before he was awarded the title full time. He told St. George News he is excited about this opportunity and plans to take the role to a new level.
LiCalzi said he aspires to be a friendly neighborhood police officer, like the superheroes of old, or at least that's how he thought of them when he was a kid.
"Not to sound too cheesy, but they were superheroes," he said. "Your job is to go and help people. Your purpose is to go and help people."
But even becoming a superhero turned out to be difficult as he said he thought he didn't fit the bill.
"I kind of stumbled into law enforcement, to be honest," LiCalzi said. "I always thought you had to be this big, tough, burly type-A alpha male to be in law enforcement. And, you know, I've never quite been that."
