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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 4
Former Mount Vernon Official Jennifer Lackard Charged in June 29 Bronx Shooting, Son Faces Attempted Murder
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Aug 4

Former Mount Vernon Official Jennifer Lackard Charged in June 29 Bronx Shooting, Son Faces Attempted Murder

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 4

Summary

  • Jennifer Lackard, 49, was charged Tuesday with attempted murder and conspiracy after prosecutors said she helped her son flee a June 29 shooting outside Bronx Criminal Court.
  • Police said Chase Lackard, 20, pulled a gun and fired at a group on East 162nd Street and Grant Avenue; he was charged with attempted murder, conspiracy and criminal possession of a firearm.
  • NYPD officers arrested both at their Bronx home on a warrant tied to charges from the Bronx district attorney’s office, according to law enforcement officials.
  • Mount Vernon said it removed Lackard from her deputy police commissioner post effective immediately, adding the case was unrelated to her work in the department’s Wellness division.

Insights

Why did a top police reform official risk her career to become a getaway driver for her son's gang-related shootout?
Was a mother acting out of blind loyalty, or is this arrest just the tip of the iceberg for a troubled police force?