A western Massachusetts city has a new police chief.
The new Holyoke Chief of Police Manuel Febo is the first Latino to lead the department.
A Holyoke native, Febo is the first chief to come up through the ranks of the Holyoke Police Department in two decades.
He plans to continue a community policing program initiated by his predecessor that is credited with sharply reducing crime.
" I am very happy with the direction the department has been going in the last seven years and I plan to continue and to expand some of the efforts we already have in place," Febo said after his selection as chief was announced.
Febo’s appointment was announced in May by Mayor Alex Morse.
