Patrick B. Murray
(219) 940-3405
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Patrick Murray is a retired Deputy Chief of Police from the Hazel Crest, Illinois Police Department with 28 years of service, 1977 to 2005. He served in Administration and Patrol, was the Department's Accreditation Manager, and served as a Watch Commander, FTO, Instructor in firearms and the D.A.R.E® and G.R.E.A.T.® programs.
Pat holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal/Social Justice from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois and, a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Chicago State University in Chicago, Illinois. He is a graduate of the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety- School of Police Staff and Command, Class #115.
Appointed by the NILEA Board of Directors as Senior Instructor in 2007, Pat was named Executive Director of NILEA in July of 2009. Pat has worked closely with the NILEA Board and many members of the Indiana General Assembly on law enforcement training and funding issues. He was appointed by Chief Justice Randall Shepard of the Indiana Supreme Court to the Law Enforcement, School Policing and Youth Work Group in 2011, and is an active member of the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police.
