Dolton village trustees are calling Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s recent police chief appointment illegal as turmoil between Henyard and other village leaders continues.

A majority of officers and command staff in the Dolton Police Department issued a vote of “no confidence” in newly-appointed Chief Lewis Lacey, according to a letter obtained by NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup.

The showdown between Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and the village’s Board of Trustees escalated further this week, as Henyard reappointed a fired deputy police chief to lead the department. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

The showdown between Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and the village’s Board of Trustees escalated further this week, as Henyard reappointed a fired deputy police chief to lead the department.

Just a week after being ousted as Deputy Police Chief, Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard has appointed Lewis Lacey as the village’s new Police Chief, despite trustees alleging the appointment is illegal. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A grand jury on Monday indicted former Dolton deputy police chief Lewis Lacey on bankruptcy fraud for allegedly concealing assets and income from creditors as well as preventing payment of a lawsuit settlement, prosecutors said.

Findings from an investigation into Dolton’s finances led by former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot were revealed in part Thursday night, showing a widespread of pattern of misused funds and significant debt.

Residents in Dolton are reacting to the findings of an investigation released by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Thursday that reveal the scope of public funds being misused. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot presented her initial findings in an investigation into Dolton’s finances amid an ongoing financial crisis embroiling the village.

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot presented her initial findings in an investigation into Dolton’s finances amid an ongoing financial crisis embroiling the village. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.