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Vermont’s first Black female police chief has been appointed in Brattleboro and will start her job this week.
Town Manager Peter Elwell announced Monday that he appointed Norma Hardy from a strong field of 23 applicants. He said she’s had a distinguished 26-year career with the police department of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Hardy said in a statement she is excited and ready to get started and she most looks forward to “working with Brattleboro’s experienced police officers and engaged community members because the key to achieving community safety is collaboration and mutual respect.
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BRATTLEBORO â Norma Hardy will bring 26 years of law enforcement experience to the Brattleboro Police Department when she starts this week.
âI cannot even express how excited I am,â she said. âI am so excited and ready to get started. I canât wait to dive in.â
Hardy, who is the first female and Black person to be police chief in Brattleboro, will begin Wednesday. Town Manager Peter Elwell made the appointment after interviewing âa strong field of 23 applicants,â according to a statement.
âHardy had a distinguished 26-year career with the Police Department of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,â the statement says.
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