New Hampton Native Named New Parkersburg Chief of Police

A New Hampton native has been tabbed to become the new Chief of Police in Parkersburg.

Bruce Tierney, a 2003 New Hampton High School grad, will take over as Parkersburg Police Chief the first week of March. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Tierney, who was a Parkersburg Police Officer from 2010 to 2015.

Tierney started his career in law enforcement in 2008 with the Hudson Police Department where he successfully graduated from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in 2009. In 2010, Tierney was hired by the Parkersburg Police Department and then joined the Butler County Sheriff’s Office in 2015.  

In September 2023, Tierney accepted his current job as a deputy with the Bremer County Sheriff’s Office.