Farewell, Chief Murad

802 News with Mark Johnson

Farewell, Chief Murad

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Published on Mar 5, 2025, 1:00:00 PM
Total time: 01:15:47

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Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad will step aside in April after almost five years running the department. He cited differing views on policing than Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak for why he's leaving. Murad said the new chief will face multiple challenges, including recruiting more officers to a department still affected by city leaders' "tremendously bad" decision in 2020 to reduce the force by 30 percent.

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