New Hampshire police chief resigns following use of 'N-word' for Obama

A New Hampshire police commissioner, who reportedly used the N-word while referring to US President Barack Obama, has tendered his resignation.

According to the Washington Post, Robert Copeland, 82, the vice chairman of Wolfeboro's three-member police commission, turned in his resignation to the head of the police commission late Sunday night, town officials confirmed.

Copeland gave his resignation after New Hampshire's most prominent politicians called for Copeland's dismissal.

Earlier, the police chief, who used a racial slur when referring to president Obama, had refused to apologize, despite calls for his resignation.

Copeland had confirmed in an email to fellow police commissioners that he used the "N-word" in describing Obama after a complaint was filed in March by a resident of Wolfeboro.

The complaint was lodged by a resident who claimed that she overheard Copeland using the racial slur in a local restaurant while referring to Obama.

Copeland, however, refused to apologize for the same saying that he used the 'N' word in reference to the current occupant of the Whitehouse, adding that for this he would not apologize as Obama met and exceeded his criteria for such.