Greater Nashua
Chief Rourke to retire from Nashua Police
NASHUA - After five years at the helm of the Nashua Police Department and more than 30 years in law enforcement, Chief Kevin Rourke recently announced that he will be retiring on March 1, 2027. “Chief Rourke has been a strong leader and a great chief of police,” said Mayor James Donchess. “I have enjoyed working with him. We will miss Chief Rourke, but I believe Chief Rourke has mentored others in the department who are well qualified to become Nashua’s next chief.” Originally from Lowell, Mass., Rourke graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1995 with a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He got his start in law enforcement later that year as a part-time patrol officer in Milford. Rourke came to Nashua three years later and was a patrol officer until 2003. At that time, he was transferred to the department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit and ...
