'Jaws' child star now named police chief on Martha's Vineyard

A former child star in “Jaws”a> turned real-life police officer has been named police chief of Oak Bluffs in Massachusetts’ Martha’s Vineyard. <

“Jaws” featured several us-regions as the film followed a police officer’s efforts in ridding the local waters of the fictional Amity of a killer shark. 

Edgartown Police Sgt. Jonathan Searle films a public service announcement in March 2021, in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard.

Edgartown Police Sgt. Jonathan Searle films a public service announcement in March 2021, in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
(Jeremy Driesen/Vineyard Gazette via AP)

Searle’s brief acting stint in the film has been previously highlighted by the crime, with the department sharing a social media post in 2019 in honor of the film’s 44th anniversary, according to People. 

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“Also, anytime we can show off the fact that Sgt. Searle was in ‘Jaws’ is a good day!!,” the department wrote. 

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Searle is expected to take over the position next month. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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