Thorndale Police Chief Martin Jackson submitted a letter of resignation to the Thorndale City Council on Sept. 24 and the council accepted during a meeting the same day.
Jackson will retire effective Oct. 3.
The following is a letter from Jackson to the citizens of Thorndale:
Greetings,
Just over five years ago, I took over as your Chief of Police. My goal for our department was to bring a more modern, professional police department of integrity, honesty and community service to Thorndale.
Many of the duties we perform are not police related at all. In fact, many of the calls are for a variety of services to our community. Our goal is to provide service above and beyond the basic police duties. Hopefully, you have noticed many positive changes in your police department.