DYER â There's a new chief in town. William Alcott, who began serving as the town's assistant police chief earlier this year, has taken the helm of the Dyer Police Department. Join Tristan DeFord, Jami Rieck, and Nancy Zakutanksky on a shift working for Superior Ambulance in Merrillville. While Alcott was sworn in as police chief during the Thursday Dyer Town Council meeting, he officially became Dyer's police chief July 1. After being sworn in, Alcott turned to the dais and thanked the Dyer Town Council for having the confidence in him to be chief of police and to continue the "hard work" done by Hein and Dyer police.Â