New York deputy police commissioner fired after attempted murder arrest

Mount Vernon official is accused of driving getaway car after son allegedly opened fire outside Bronx court A New York state police department fired its deputy commissioner on Tuesday after she allegedly acted as a getaway driver for her son in what is being investigated as an attempted murder. The city of Mount Vernon said in an Instagram post that it had terminated Jennifer Lackard, deputy police commissioner for safety, for conduct “unrelated to her duties”. Continue reading...

By Richard Luscombe