I put together a list of over a hundred police chiefs that have either been fired or resigned with no reasoning. Something just isn’t right here.

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The Columbus Dispatch- Columbus, Ohio Mifflin Township suspends

police chief with no explanation Mifflin Township’s police chief was suspended with pay

this week for undisclosed disciplinary reasons. Chief Michael Pocock, head of the 20-officer department since 2005, attended Monday morning’s township meeting where the three-member board of trustees decided in a private session to place him on leave. The trustees voted unanimously to remove him. Pocock has assisted numerous federal, state and local agencies in intelligence gathering and special operations, according to the township website. Full article

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Monroeville police chief removed "without cause"K. Doug Cole was

removed "without cause" from his position as police chief of the Monroeville Police Department,

effective at 4:30 p.m. today, per a press release from interim municipal manager Lynette

McKinney. This comes two days after Jeffrey Silka resigned from his position as municipal

manager after he was issued an ultimatum by members of council earlier this month: Remove

Chief Cole, or we'll remove you.Councilman Jim Johns said he found out about the removal of

Mr. Cole late Friday evening."I can't believe what they just did," he said. "It's absolutely

ludicrous." Full article

NBC News channel 41 WMGT Macon, Georgia

Butler Police Chief Removed from Position BUTLER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Protestors were outside of City Hall Wednesday in Butler,angry over a City Council decision to fire Police Chief, Mike Peacock.41NBC spoke with Butler's Mayor Pro Tem Barry Whitley, who said Peacock was pushed out because of "performance issues," but he would not comment further. Full article

Fox News Channel 44 WGMB Baton Rouge, Louisiana BRPD Police Chief

White removed from his positionBATON ROUGE, LA (FOX44) — Baton Rouge

Police Chief Dewayne White will no longer run the department. Sources say he was fired this morning. However, officials have only confirmed that he is no longer employed.Chief White was in attendance at a press conference this morning about gun safety. Mayor Holden made no indication at that meeting that Chief White would be leaving the department. Full article

The Cabinet Press BROOKLINE, NH Police chief removed from duty

BROOKLINE – Residents of this town of roughly 5,000 have been talking about the removal last week of their police chief since the announcement was made at the Board of Selectmen’s Monday meeting. Thomas Goulden had been a member of the Brookline Police Department for 16 years, 13 of which he served as chief.On Monday, Selectman Jack Flanagan again declined to discuss Goulden, citing the private nature of the meetings. Flanagan said state law dictates that the process remain secret unless it ends up in the courts. Full Article The Nation Newpaper Police chief removed National police commissioner General Phatcharawat Wongsuwan was transferred to an inactive post yesterday as the government moved to crack down on anti-government protesters and end the airport crisis. Phatcharawat's removal came less then 24 hours after the police were tasked with leading state-of-emergency operations to dislodge anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters from the two airports. Inevitably, his removal revived rumours about a military coup. Full article

The Boston Globe Boston, Ma Newton police chief removed for ‘boorish’ remarks NEWTON — Police Chief Matthew Cummings was removed from his

job Wednesday after an investigation found that he made “boorish, disrespectful, and insulting” remarks to female employees and that his behavior was offensive. The report states that in the summer of 2011, Cummings said to a pregnant officer, “You’re almost as fat as I am,” and asked another female employee who had a tattoo, “How drunk were you when you got that?” The city placed Cummings, 57, on paid administrative leave and has started proceedings to fire him, Mayor Setti Warren said at a press conference. Full article

WXYZ ABC News Channel 7 Highland Park, Michigan

Police Chief and Deputy Police Chief of Highland Park removed from positionsHIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (WXYZ) - According to a memo sent out to city

employees in Highland Park, Police Chief Theodore Cadwell and Deputy Police Chief Glenn Quaker have been removed from their positions. The circumstance surrounding their removal is not yet clear. However, Action News spoke with Cadwell and he says he is leaving the department. Full article

NBC News Channel 11 Jonesboro, Georgia Clayton County Police Chief

Removed JONESBORO, Ga. -- Clayton County Commissioners voted Monday night to

remove Police Chief Jeff Turner -- effective Tuesday. "I think it's a power struggle," said

Jeanne Townsend, a Clayton County resident who attended the meeting in support of Turner. "I

think that politicians want to control Clayton County, and Chief Turner can't be bought, he's his

own man." Full Article

Villa Park Police Chief Heidelmeier Removed From OfficeVilla Park,

CA -John Heidelmeier is no longer chief of police in Villa Park.A rapid chain of events started

when rumors began spreading just four days earlier that the Chief was being put on

administrative leave. Early Tuesday morning, just after 1:00 AM, the rapid succession of events

concluded with an announcement by an attorney representing John Heidelmeier that an

agreement had been reached resulting in the Police Chief leaving the department. No details

were made public leading up to the announcement nor details of the agreement reached between

Villa Park and the outgoing Chief.

A shroud of secrecy surrounded the announcement No one, other than the Village Board and

attorneys were given reasons or details about specifics of the circumstances or actions being

considered.Full article

Vine Grove Police Chief Removed Hardin County, KentuckyAfter

serving as Vine Grove police chief for more than four years, Steve Manning was removed from

the position Tuesday, Mayor Blake Proffitt said Friday.Asked why Manning was dismissed from

the department, Proffitt said, “We don’t comment on any employment-related issues.” Riggs said

Manning was with the department as chief for four years and eight months. Prior to joining the

department, he was retired from the Kentucky State Police. Manning, 60, worked with KSP for

27 years, starting as a road trooper and becoming a detective. Full article

CSN police chief removed Las Vegas, Nevada The College of Southern

Nevada's campus police chief has been removed from his job College President Michael

Richards wouldn't go into details on Friday, calling it a personnel matter. Chief Sandy Seda was

placed on paid administrative leave Thursday. Full article

Augusta police chief removed from office Augusta, GA AUGUSTA

| Though no action was taken in the executive session of a special meeting of Augusta City

Council on Wednesday, Augusta Mayor John Laycock terminated the employment of Police

Chief Greg Cummins.Cummins had served as an employee and/or chief of police for more than

30 years, officials said. Full Article

Crowd supports fired Fairview Township police chief Scott

Hockenberry; supervisors give no reason for their action FAIRVIEW

TOWNSHIP, PA Before the crowd at the Fairview Township supervisors’ meeting could

express their displeasure at the recent firing of police chief Scott Hockenberry, the township

solicitor said supervisors would not answer any questions or comment on the matter. Sober said

he was disappointed the supervisors gave no reasons for their action. He said Hockenberry has

received awards of merit and valor, and has no other blemish on his record.“If there was a

definite reason, I’d be fine with it,” he said. Full article

NBC News Channel 4 Mayor: Police chief fired for multiple reasons SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. —An Upstate mayor is defending his decision to fire his city’s police

chief. Mayor Perry Eichor held a news conference Monday afternoon at which he laid out the

council’s reasons for firing former Police Chief Keith Grounsell. He said Grounsell discussed

details of a meeting with the human resources director after he was ordered by city council to

keep it confidential. There have been two city council meetings since Grounsell was fired that

were attended by more than 200 supporters rallying for him to get his job back. Full article

Grafton police chief put on leave, to be fired; Mayor Megan

Flanigan gives no reason for sudden change GRAFTON — Police Chief

Lonnie Carroll was put on paid administrative leave Monday.Mayor Megan Flanigan issued a

letter stating Carroll was put on leave without cause, administrator and safety-service director

Patrick Mudge said. Flanigan would not name a reason for the sudden change but said, “I’m

looking to move the village forward.” Carroll was asked to hand over his firearms and other

property immediately. Full article

Police chief fired, reason not disclosed Richwood- Police Chief Shane

Boggs is out of a job — at least for now — but no one in authority is willing to discuss his

sudden dismissal. Mayor John McClung confirmed Thursday he fired the former corrections

officer this week but declined to say why. In the interim, the mayor has replaced Boggs with Sgt.

Kevin Cutlip. “That’s all I can say at this time,” he said. Several townspeople gathered outside

City Hall this week to protest the firing. Full article

No reason released for sudden firing of Fremont police chief

Fremont, N.H. -Residents say Janvrin was part of community for 23 years. FREMONT, N.H. —

Fremont residents are buzzing with questions and concerns after the town's longtime police chief

was suddenly dismissed from duty Monday without a public explanation. Neal Janvrin had been chief of police in Fremont for 23 years until he was let go Monday. Town officials have remained tight-lipped about why he was fired. Full article

Vanceboro Police Chief Fired Without Reason Vanceboro Police Chief

William Turner was fired last month, according to Mayor Chad Braxton.Turner had been with the town for just over three years. No immediate reason has been given for Turner's dismissal, even though state law requires the town to write a dismissal letter and make that available to the public. Full article

Fulshear Police Chief Fired For Reported ‘Misconduct,’ No Details Released Following a lengthy closed-door executive session Tuesday night, the Fulshear City

Council voted to terminate Police Chief Scott Head. No details of the “misconduct” were released and no comments were made by Head or the council following the dismissal. Full article

Police Chief Resigns, no reason given CARBONDALE—Carbondale Police Chief

Adam Marion submitted his resignation last week following an executive session during a special meeting. Marion confirmed outside the meeting that he was resigning, but would not give a reason.

Newspaper attorney says city violating laws by not disclosing reason police chief was fired An attorney for the Minnesota Newspaper Association says Pequot

Lakes officials are violating laws by not disclosing why they fired the city's police chief.Jerry Braam was an at-will employee with the city, not a contract employee, who was let go with no cause, the council was not required to give a reason for his termination. Full article

Gosnell police chief Trump fired No reason given GOSNELL -- As of this morning

(Friday), Gosnell Police Chief Bobby Trump has been terminated from his position.Gosnell Mayor Don Marshall confirmed his action to the CN, citing no reason other than his belief that it was the best thing for the city. "The mayor didn't discuss his decision with anyone on the council as far as I know, and I don't know what his justification was for that," Reams said. "I don't know of his discussing any job performance issues with the chief, setting up any kind of goals or anything like that. I've talked to several council members this morning, and no one seemed to know about this. We may ask for a special meeting just to ask for some justification on what's going on." Full article

Tool Police Chief fired Athens — The Tool City Council fired its longtime Police Chief

Warren Loscuito without explanation, and has replaced him — on an interim basis — with Cpl. Steven Lambert, a 4-year veteran of the department. No one was willing to talk about a specific reason for the firing, but Lambert said Loscuito's leaving was met with mixed reaction among the police officers. Some were OK with it; while others were disappointed, he said. Full article

Nitro WV police chief fired by new mayorNitro Police Chief Jack Jordan has been fired by

newly elected Mayor Dave Casebolt and the chief said there no reason for it.full article

Here are some that have resigned with no reason

Gaithersburg, MD Gaithersburg Police Chief John King resigned with little explanation last week, leaving his colleagues and community members wondering what happened.

Guttenberg, IA Police Chief Resigns After Seven Months on the Job, no reason

Harrisburg, PA - Richard Pickles retires after serving a month as Harrisburg police chief

Culpeper, VA When Scott Barlow announced two weeks ago he would step down from his job as chief of police with the town of Culpeper, it caught a lot of people off guard, including us.

Carbondale, IL - Police Chief Resigns, no reason given

Austin, MN - Several Austin City Council members said they were "shocked" by Austin Police Chief Paul Philipp's resignation Tuesday morning.

Jonesboro, GA - The City of Jonesboro's new police chief has resigned, five weeks after being named to the top job.

Manassas, VA - found this quote: "I hope the Chief enjoys his retirement. Between his service in the Secret Service, Fairfax and Manassas, he's earned it."

West Covina, CA - Tolich, a 21-year veteran of the force, retired nine years before he was eligible for full retirement benefits, Finance Director Thomas Bachman said.

Below are the cities that had police chiefs step down These were either benign stories or little info given.

Oroville, CA--Burlington City, PA--Bellmead, TX--Bridgeport, WV--Gaston, ID--Meigs, GA--Independence, LA--Miami, FL--Britt, IA--Nickerson, KS--New Holland, PA--Navarre, OR--Glocester, RI--Lithonia, GA--Harrison, NY-- Huntsville, AL--Moose Lake, MN--Boxborough, MA--Sutton, WV--Itta Bena, MS--St. Cloud, FL--Menomonie, WI--Fanwood, NJ--Morton's Gap, KY--New Haven, CT--Guttenberg, IA--South Amboy, NJ--Santa Cruz, CA-- Bakersfield, CA--South Pasadena, CA--Tulsa, OK--Hastings, MN-- Stamford, CT--Dallas, TX--Somerville, MA--Greensboro, NC--Avon, CO--Benton, IL--Nogales, AZ--West Tisbury, MA--Gainesville, GA--Anniston, AL--West Richland, WA--Watford City, ND--Ponce Inlet, FL--Clearwater, FL--Monmouth, ME--Brookfield, IL--Ludowici, GA--Orland, CA--Springfield, NJ--Holt, MO--Brookneal, VA--Chesterton, IN--Edina, MN--Birmingham, MI-- Montebello, CA--Vonore, TN--Ventnor, NJ--New Hartford, NY--Kennedy, AL