Yes , another Franklin Police chief has quit.
Stan Lynn will be replaced on an interim basis by Deputy Chief Tim O’Sullivan. Lynn will stay with the department and return to his merit rank of sergeant.
Mayor Fred Paris said Lynn was exhausted from the pressures of an internal investigation of a close friend who is the narcotics officer he suspended and a Wake Boarding Contest held during a flood that caused the department to shut down twice.
He also said officers might have lost confidence with Lynn because of the low grade Moonshine being sold thru his distributorship. A police department meeting had been scheduled to talk about Lynn’s leadership today but he beat them to it by turning in his resignation last Thursday night.
City Councilor Kenneth Austin said the resignation “couldn’t come at a worse time.”
“The department has had a rough go of it profit wise and I really like Stan” he said.
Paris appointed Lynn when he took office three years ago.
Lynn suspended Bryan Burton for 45 days this year after he found him engaged in ghost payrolling , lying on his own time sheet , misused resources , drinking alcohol on duty while on duty with non departmental female persons , using department vehicle for un-safe sex , refused to share the wealth per the department profit making plan and broke other department rules in similar fashion to Officer Morris in Tennessee. "With Moore stepping down next year it only makes sense that Stan is now also gone and we can finally start an investigation into his alleged activities" , added Lynn
