A 36-year-old “rising star” from the Philadelphia Police Department has been named the new police chief for the City of Hartford, the mayor announced Friday. Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam introduced Capt.

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam has announced the appointment of Philadelphia Police Capt. Tyrell McCoy as the city's next police chief.

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam Friday named a veteran captain with the Philadelphia Police Department as his choice for the next Chief of Police for the City of Hartford. Tyrell J. McCoy is currently Police Captain in the Command Inspections Buereau at the Philadelphia Police Department.

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam is nominating Tyrell McCoy, 36, for police chief in Hartford. McCoy is a captain in the Command Inspections Bureau at the Philadelphia Police Dept.

The City of Hartford has hired a new police chief, sources tell News 8’s Dennis House. Capt. Tyrell McCoy, 36, of Philadelphia was named chief. He was in charge of recruitment in Philadelphia and considered a rising star within that department,