Full Name
Maury Richards
Company
Chief of the Martinsburg Police Department (WV)
Speaker Bio
Maury Richards was selected as Chief of the Martinsburg Police Department in October, 2015.
Before Martinsburg, Richards served as a Lieutenant and 24-year veteran with the Chicago Police Department. A leader in community policing, he innovated community-based and regional approaches to the problem of gang violence.
Maury has brought a community policing philosophy with him to Martinsburg, dramatically increasing police-community partnerships. Richards is the creator of The Martinsburg Initiative, the innovative police-school-community partnership and model for effective opioid prevention.
Maury achieved his Doctorate in Education from Northern Illinois University and has Master’s Degrees in Criminal Justice and Public Administration.
Before Martinsburg, Richards served as a Lieutenant and 24-year veteran with the Chicago Police Department. A leader in community policing, he innovated community-based and regional approaches to the problem of gang violence.
Maury has brought a community policing philosophy with him to Martinsburg, dramatically increasing police-community partnerships. Richards is the creator of The Martinsburg Initiative, the innovative police-school-community partnership and model for effective opioid prevention.
Maury achieved his Doctorate in Education from Northern Illinois University and has Master’s Degrees in Criminal Justice and Public Administration.
