
By Danielle
The entire police department of a small town in Oklahoma resigned, leaving residents angry and frustrated.
In addition to resignations from the police chief and three officers who make up the entire police department for Geary, Oklahoma, two city council members also resigned.
According to ABC News, former Police Chief Alicia Ford did not specify the reasons for the sudden resignations.
“It is with great sadness that I and the rest of the Geary police officers will no longer be serving this community,” Ford wrote, according to the outlet.
Ford said it was the “right decision” for her and the other officers.
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Per ABC News:
Ford, without elaboration, encouraged residents of the town of nearly 1,000 about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Oklahoma City to become acquainted with the city council “and to be as involved as possible in the city, especially attending the city council meetings.”
Ford did not immediately return a phone message for comment on Saturday.
A woman who answered a phone call to a number listed for Mayor Waylan Upchego on Saturday said “not at this time” when a reporter asked to speak with Upchego about the resignations.
The city, in a statement, thanked the former chief and officers while wishing them well and said an interim police chief has been chosen and that the Blaine County and Canadian County sheriffs’ offices will assist in patrolling the town…
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