By Kyle Coppola
Steven Hunt to be sworn in as Lady Lake Police Chief
The Town of Lady Lake cordially invites the public to the official swearing-in ceremony of Lady Lake Police Chief Steven Hunt. Chief Hunt joined the Lady Lake Police Department in May as interim chief.
When: Monday, Aug. 7 at 5 p.m.
Where: Town Hall Commission Chambers, 409 Fennell Blvd., Lady Lake
Background: A native of Maine and current resident of Eustis, Chief Hunt has over 35 years of law enforcement experience and 20 years as a police supervisor. He began his law enforcement career at just 18 years old in his hometown of Veazie, Maine. He later joined the City of Bangor, Maine Police Department where he spent a majority of his career, retiring in 2016 as a Lieutenant. During his tenure with the department, he was also assigned to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) for ten years. Most recently, he served as a Detective for the State of Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Investigative & Forensic Services, Bureau of Insurance. He is an FBI National Academy, Maine Criminal Justice Academy and IACP Leadership in Police Organizations graduate and holds several certifications and professional affiliations.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
