This article was originally published on Crafting Your Home. A human contributor also wrote and edited the post.
A former New York police official who once held a leadership role focused on officer wellness and community safety is now at the center of a criminal investigation after prosecutors accused her of helping her son flee from an alleged gang-related shooting in the Bronx.
Jennifer Lackard, 49, the former deputy commissioner of wellness for the Mount Vernon Police Department, was arrested alongside her 20-year-old son, Chase Lackard, following allegations that she acted as a getaway driver after a shooting near the Bronx Criminal Court on June 29. Prosecutors say the case involved a coordinated attack in which Chase Lackard allegedly fired multiple shots from a vehicle toward a group of people believed to be connected to a rival gang. No one was struck by the gunfire…