Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly says the city's police chief has resigned. Kelly did not give a specific reason for the departure in a statement released Wednesday. Multiple news outlets report that Celeste Murphy is currently under investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. — Chattanooga ’s chief of police resigned Wednesday, said Mayor Tim Kelly , who did not give a specific reason for the departure.
“While the circumstances surrounding the situation have been challenging, I respect her desire to preserve the integrity of the Chattanooga Police Department,” Kelly said in a statement.Contact information for Murphy was not immediately available. A Facebook page for Murphy was down as of Wednesday.
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