Politics & Government

Public Asks for Answers in Chief's Suspension, Told to Be Patient

North Wales Borough Council held an executive session Tuesday night, and expected suspended Chief Barry Hackert to be there, according to reports

North Wales Borough Council had expected suspended North Wales Police Chief Barry Hackert to attend an executive session Tuesday night on personnel matters, but he did not attend, according to Bradley Schlegel of The Reporter.

Borough solicitor Greg Gifford told Schlegel that council fulfilled a written request by Hackert to continue the executive session and private discussions, according to the article.

North Wales resident Joanne Matthews, according to the article, asked when details would be revealed to the public about Hackert’s suspension. She was told to be patient, as council did not have all the facts, according to the report.

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One council member said “things  happen in peoples’ lives.”

Read more of Schlegel’s follow-up on North Wales Council and Barry Hackert at this link.

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