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YEADON, Pa. - The Yeadon Borough Council will reconvene on Thursday to discuss the future of embattled police chief Anthony ‘Chachi’ Paparo a week after he was granted a due process hearing to defend accusations of overspending. Paparo, who has led the Yeadon Borough Police Department for five years, claims that the newly-elected council members want to oust him because he is white. He recently turned down a three-month severance package in a meeting with Yeadon Mayor Rohan K.

YEADON, Pa. - The Yeadon Borough Council is expected to vote Thursday on the future of Police Chief Anthony ‘Chachi’ Paparo days after he claimed that the newly-elected council members will remove him because he is white. Paparo has led the Yeadon Borough Police Department for the past three years and his crime-fighting strategies have garnered praise from the community and Mayor Rohan K. Hepkins. "If you could clone him that's who people would want - chiefs, mayors, chief executives - would want around the country because he has decreased crime while being under budget," Hepkins said.

YEADON, Pa. - Yeadon Borough's Police Chief tells FOX 29's Steve Keeley that he will be fired at the next borough council meeting days after he addressed controversial rumors about his future.Chief Anthony ‘Chachi’ Paparo said he turned down a severance offer in a meeting with Yeadon Mayor Rohan K. Hepkins and Borough Council President Sharon Council-Harris, Keeley reports. Paparo expects the council to reconvene for a voting session in the coming days to make the decision official. Paparo has led the Yeadon Borough Police Department for the past three years and his crime-fighting strategies have garnered praise from the community and the borough leadership."If you could clone him that's who people would want - chiefs, mayors, chief executives - would want around the country because he has decreased crime while being under budget," Mayor Hepkins said.Still, Paparo said he started hearing rumblings that the borough council was going to fire him in January after his contract expired. Paparo originally scoffed at the idea that he would be dismissed from his post, then he was met with a stirring accusation."Residents were coming to me, various people were coming to me, and say they're going to fire me in January.

YEADON, Pa. - Yeadon Borough Police Chief Anthony ‘Chachi’ Paparo is well-liked in the community and his leadership in fighting crime has earned praise from the mayor, but recent rumors have suggested that his job could be on the line. "If you could clone him that's who people would want - chiefs, mayors, chief executives - would want around the country because he has decreased crime while being under budget," Yeadon Borough Mayor Rohan K. Hepkins said.

YEADON, Pa. - The Yeadon Police Department and the FBI are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted in connection for an armed robbery and carjacking that happened in November.  Joseph Terrell Makell, 22, is wanted in connection to the Nov. 9 armed robbery and carjacking of a pizza delivery driver. Makell allegedly placed a food order and arranged for it to be delivered to a random address in Yeadon Borough. When the driver arrived at the address just before 9 p.m., Makell and at least one other unknown suspect pointed a firearm at the victim, stole his vehicle, and fled the area. Makell is believed also responsible for at least two other armed robberies of delivery drivers in the area.