Scenes from Police Chief Michael P. Murphy’s retirement ceremony
August 2, 2023
POLICE CHIEF Michael P. Murphy shakes the hand of Detective/SRO Paul Lucci Jr. as he works his way down the line to acknowledge each member of the department, past and present, at his retirement ceremony.
MEMBERS OF THE NRPD Honor Guard present the colors to officially open the retirement ceremony of Police Chief Michael P. Murphy Tuesday.
NORTH READING Police Department officers, sergeants and lieutenants march in unison at that start of the Changing of the Guard ceremony for retiring Police Chief Michael P. Murphy.
RETIRING CHIEF Michael P. Murphy acknowledges the dedication of the members the police department and told them that he is looking forward to watching them “develop the future.”
LT. MARK ZIMMERMAN (left), the incoming police chief, presents Chief Murphy with a shadowbox featuring department shields, an honorary license plate and a message from NRPD officers as a retirement gift from the members of the department. He also presented Murphy his retirement shield.
STATE SEN. BRUCE TARR presents a Senate citation to retiring Chief Michael P. Murphy in acknowledgment of his nearly 30 years of service to the town’s police department.
