Jarrad Berkihiser was pushed out of his job as chief of the Lancaster City Bureau of Police last fall, the result of a falling out with the mayor over approaches to racial equity and progressive policing issues in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
In the months since, Berkihiser has kept largely quiet, saying little â publicly, at least â about what he thinks led to his unplanned departure, or the summer protests preceding it.
But he opened up in March, faulting Mayor Danene Sorace and the protesters generally for turning last Juneâs protests into a disorganized âgarbage dumpâ lacking realistic goals. Berkihiser said he believes some protesters wanted to physically take over the police station.