Wanamaker, gregarious and personable, said he's confident he can lead the department after three-plus years as captain and 33 years on Rockland County's largest police force. He's held most positions, from patrol officer and detective to honor guard and overseeing specialty units. He's paid 263,483 as captain. McCullagh retired with a salary of $292,228. Following in footsteps "I think of our family legacy, as opposed to personal ego," Wanamaker said, sitting at the chief's desk at police headquarters. "It's an honor, but a lot of responsibility." Wanamaker said he looks to the examples set by his father, who died June 1, 2019, and grandfather. Homer Wanamaker became an officer in 1955, rising through the ranks to become chief in 1992 and retiring in 1997. Roy Wanamaker was a one-person police department for years in Upper Nyack.