Daily News | Yeadon’s former police chief sues, saying he was fired because he’s white
without being allowed to testify or present witnesses on his behalf, according to the lawsuit. That decision came after weeks of controversy in Yeadon and an online petition from his supporters that gathered more than 1,000 signatures.
The council members named in the suit have said Paparo was fired because the town had to pay $387,000 to settle a grievance filed by the local police union after he hired more part-time police officers than the union contract allowed. Paparo has defended that decision, saying the police force was short-staffed in 2019 and 2020 due to COVID-19 and faced challenges because of civil unrest after the police killing of George Floyd.From February: "A Delaware County police chief might be fired.
The borough of about 11,500 residents bordering Southwest Philadelphia is 90% Black, according to census data.
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