McCartney CRANE, Ind. — Naval Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent James E. “Jim” McCartney, formerly of Steubenville, retired on Dec. 31 after 35 years of creditable service in law enforcement. That included more than 30 years on the federal level and more than four years with the Steubenville Police Department. McCartney began his career as a GS-03 clerk at the FBI J. Edgar Hoover Building on June 23, 1986. He was promoted at the FBI to GS-05 issued property manager. After 18 months of FBI service, he accepted a special agent position with the National Intelligence Service. He served at Little Creek, Va., Keflavik, Iceland, and Pascagoula, Miss., achieving the rank of GS-12 journeyman.