<h1 class="entry-title">Category: NEPBA Police Updates</h1>

Chief who called for Boston marathon bomber's burial retires

Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. — The Massachusetts police chief who made national news in 2013 when he publicly pleaded for someone to step forward and bury the body of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev is retiring. Worcester Chief Gary Gemme said in a statement on the department's website Wednesday that his last day is May […]

Feds end probe into Ky. police hiring of people of color

Associated Press BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The U.S. Justice Department has told city officials in Bowling Green, Kentucky, it has ended its investigation into minority hiring practices at the city's police department. News outlets report that Bowling Green Mayor Bruce Wilkerson said at a news conference Tuesday that the investigation's closing indicates federal officials found […]