9NEWS: A 2022 document recently obtained by 9NEWS shows that Elizabeth’s town administrator recommended the termination of now-former Police Chief Melvin Berghahn before his resignation in December of that year.

After leaving the Elizabeth Police Department, Berghahn applied to become Edgewater Police’s commander and did not disclose on his application that Elizabeth intended to fire him, records show.

Berghahn was promoted to Elizabeth’s police chief in January 2021. The town announced his resignation in December 2022.

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