Salem Police Chief Todd Boles is no longer employed by the city.
Boles was placed on paid administrative leave on April 8th for what the city called an ongoing investigation. In today’s news release, the city says that due to the nature of the situation, no further details will be released at this time.
At the time of the original release, the city said that paid administrative leave was required for any allegation of a potential internal policy violation.
Deputy Chief Tyler Rose will continue to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Salem Police Department to ensure continuity of service to the community until a replacement chief is selected. No decision has been made at this point on the selection process.
Rose also oversaw the police department after Susan Miller stepped down for health reasons on January 3rd of last year until Boles was hired following a nationwide search.
Boles served as police chief for exactly a year, being sworn in on April 22nd last year.
