Chief Marr gives public safety overview during Chamber’s Future Focus series at The Rex

read more…: Chief Marr gives public safety overview during Chamber’s Future Focus series at The Rex

In what was his first public appearance since being named as Manchester’s new police chief one night earlier, Manchester Police Department Chief Peter Marr provided details on the city’s police force in a presentation held by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce at the Rex Theatre on Wednesday morning.

Manchester Police under fire for recruitment pitch listing ‘qualified immunity’ as job benefit

read more…: Manchester Police under fire for recruitment pitch listing ‘qualified immunity’ as job benefit

A five-sentence pitch to recruit police officers, posted Tuesday on the Manchester Police Department’s Facebook page, was removed hours later by the police chief after it caused a brouhaha on social “qualified media because it described “qualified immunity” a unique benefit offered by the department.