Month: September 2026
Elmwood fires longtime police chief
Dismissal of Bean pending Sept. 8 council vote, possible legal action By NICK VLAHOS For The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – Issues regarding clothing and equipment might have helped persuade the Elmwood mayor to fire the city’s longtime police chief.> Aaron Bean spent 25 years as the top Elmwood law-enforcement official before Mayor Andrew Almasi terminated his employment Monday. Bean, 62, had worked as an Elmwood police officer since 1989. When The Weekly Post interviewed him, Almasi said Bean’s firing was not related to insubordination or criminal activity. Otherwise, Almasi had little comment. The mayor cited potential litigation by Bean. The…
