Jennifer Lackard, a deputy police commissioner for safety with the Mount Vernon Police Department in Westchester County, is accused of driving a getaway car for her son after he allegedly opened fire during a gang-related shooting attempt in the Bronx. Multiple outlets report that Lackard was arrested at her home on Tuesday and charged in connection with the incident, alongside her son, Chase Lackard, 20. The alleged shooting reportedly occurs near a Bronx court, where authorities say her son fired at rival gang members and then fled in a vehicle that Lackard drove. Fox News and other reports describe the allegation as her speeding away with her son after the shooting. The Guardian and Washington Times also report that Mount Vernon terminated Lackard shortly after the arrest. The Guardian states the city fired her and cited conduct “unrelated to her duties.” The New York Post adds that she was immediately fired following the allegations. The case is described by authorities and media as an attempted murder investigation, and the reports indicate the charges and firing occur while the underlying incident remains under investigation.
Mount Vernon deputy police commissioner fired after alleged Bronx getaway-driving charge
Jennifer Lackard, a deputy police commissioner for safety with the Mount Vernon Police Department in Westchester County, is accused of driving a getaway car for her son after he allegedly opened fire...
- Jennifer Lackard, a deputy police commissioner with the Mount Vernon Police Department, is accused of driving a getaway car in a Bronx shooting incident.
- Her son, Chase Lackard, 20, is accused of opening fire near a Bronx court during a gang-related dispute.
- Lackard is arrested at her home in Westchester County and is charged in connection with the incident, according to reports.
- Mount Vernon fires Lackard shortly after her arrest, citing conduct unrelated to her duties, according to the city’s statement reported by outlets.
- The incident is investigated as an attempted murder, with authorities treating the shooting and alleged flight as connected.
Mount Vernon, New York, police official Jennifer Lackard was fired and charged with attempted murder Tuesday after authorities accused her of driving the getaway car in a Bronx shooting allegedly carried out by her son.
3 hours agoMount Vernon official is accused of driving getaway car after son allegedly opened fire outside Bronx courtA 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...
4 hours agoA high-ranking Westchester County police official who allegedly acted as her gangbanging son's getaway driver at the scene of a Bronx shooting was fired Tuesday, officials announced.
5 hours agoJennifer Lackard, a Mount Vernon deputy police commissioner, allegedly sped off with her son Chase after he shot at rival gang members near Bronx court.
6 hours agoA high-ranking Westchester County police official drove the getaway car for her son in an apparent gangland shooting in the Bronx, police and sources said Tuesday. Jennifer Lackard, a deputy police commissioner with the Mount Vernon Police Department, was arrested at her home Tuesday morning, along with her son, Chase Lackard, 20, after the young...
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