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‘Jaws’ child star named police chief of town where movie was filmed

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played two pranksters who caused mass panic on the beach after swimming into the ocean with a cardboard fin.Searle is actually a real-life native of Martha’s Vineyard, and chose not to pursue a movie career despite his role in one of the most famous films of all time.

Instead, the former child actor — and son of police chief George Searle, who served on the force for 30 years, and held the top cop role from 1981 to 1995 — joined the PD in nearby Edgartown back in 1986. “I’m clearly elated and and I’m humbled and honored to have been offered the position,” he excitedly told his local news outlet the Vineyard Gazette. “It’s something I’ve been working toward my whole career.”As he gradually rose through the ranks, the younger Searle most recently helped lead Project Outreach, an initiative partnering officers with recovery coaches to help get residents battling addiction into treatment programs.Ironically, “Jaws” revolved around the exploits of a police chief named Martin Brody.

The flick — which grossed a whopping $472 million at the worldwide box office — saw the fictional Brody (Roy Schneider) join forces with marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) to hunt down a man-eating great white shark.

However, Searle hopes life won’t imitate art, saying he wants to focus on catching criminals on dry land — not deadly sea life skulking in nearby waters.

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