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New Chicago town officials fired embattled Police Chief Earl Mayo on Monday, and new information came to light on how the Indiana police chief came to store confiscated guns from police investigations in a safe in his Merrillville home.
Town Attorney Lloyd Mullen told reporters after the meeting that Mayo kept confiscated weapons in his home safe because the town’s operations are being temporarily housed in River Forest Elementary School and guns aren’t allowed in schools.
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