This article reviews accusations that a senior Mount Vernon police official allegedly drove a getaway car for her son after a Bronx shooting, outlines the charges against them, recalls the son’s prior run-ins with police, and notes the Mount Vernon Police Department’s response alongside past Justice Department findings about the department.

What?! High-Ranking NY Police Official Accused of Driving the Getaway Car for Her Gangbanger Son

A shocking allegation has surfaced: a high-ranking police official in Westchester County is accused of driving the getaway car after her son allegedly opened fire near Bronx Criminal Court. Both mother and son were arrested and are now facing serious felony charges.

The report says the incident occurred late on June 29, when the young man is accused of shooting at rival individuals outside the courthouse. Authorities claim he entered the vehicle and the mother drove away, prompting attempted murder and other charges for both.

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The fallout was immediate for the officer, who held a senior wellness post in her department. Local officials have publicly separated the arrest from department duties and said the city moved quickly to terminate her employment.

Community watchers and critics have reacted strongly, asking hard questions about oversight and whether family ties inside law enforcement create blind spots. The case feeds into broader concerns about accountability when police personnel face allegations that intersect with violent crime.

Here is the quoted account reported in the original coverage:

A high-ranking Westchester County police official drove the getaway car for her son in an apparent gangland shooting in the Bronx, police and sources said Tuesday.

Jennifer Lackard, a deputy police commissioner with the Mount Vernon Police Department, was arrested at her home Tuesday morning, along with her son, Chase Lackard, 20, after the young man allegedly shot at a group of rivals near the Bronx Criminal Court on June 29 at 11:57 p.m.

He then rushed into her car before she drove off.

Nobody was injured in the shooting.

The pair were hit with attempted murder, attempted assault, criminal possession of a firearm, conspiracy and reckless endangerment charges.

The mom raked in $138,219 with the police department last year, according to SeeThroughNY.

Chase Lackard is no stranger to serious encounters with police, with prior incidents that left him wounded during confrontations. Those past episodes have added context to critics who question how a pattern of violent behavior involving the same family could go unchecked.

The reporting included previous incident details in another quoted passage, which is reproduced here exactly:

In 2024, Chase, a reputed member of the “Slutty Gang,” was shot by police after he allegedly wielded a gun during a dispute in Clason Point…

Only a year earlier, her troubled son, then 17, was also shot in the chest on a Bx5 bus in Soundview after fighting with three other youths, cops said at the time.

Lackard allegedly flashed gang signs at the boys and then asked for their gang affiliation before allegedly trying to drag one of them off the bus.

Mount Vernon sits directly north of the Bronx, and this proximity has made the case particularly visible to New York media and residents. The MVPD issued a brief statement saying the alleged actions were unrelated to official duties and confirming the officer’s termination, emphasizing the city’s intent to distance itself.

The MVPD statement appeared in coverage and read in part as follows, preserved exactly here:

The allegations are unrelated to her duties with the Mount Vernon Police Department and do not stem from any conduct associated with the Department or the performance of her official responsibilities. Effective immediately, the City of Mount Vernon has terminated Mrs. Lackard’s employment.

Beyond this single case, the Mount Vernon Police Department has been under scrutiny due to a Justice Department review that flagged multiple civil rights concerns. Those findings, released in 2024, described excessive force, improper search practices, and problematic arrest procedures that date back several years.

The reporting included a DOJ excerpt that lists specific concerns, and that language is reproduced here exactly as it appeared in the original material:

Specifically, the Justice Department finds that MVPD:

• Uses excessive force in numerous ways, including by unnecessarily escalating minor encounters and by overusing tasers and closed-fist strikes, particularly against individuals who have already been taken to the ground, are controlled by many officers or are already fully or partially restrained;
• Conducted unlawful strip searches and body cavity searches of individuals until at least 2023; and
• Makes arrests without probable cause.

City officials said they will cooperate with any DOJ recommendations and reviews as they move forward. The public will be watching how both the criminal case and any department-wide reforms unfold in the months ahead.

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