UPDATE: Mayor's email states department heads 'serve at his pleasure'
Posted: Apr 5, 2012 10:02 PM EST | Updated: Nov 5, 2014 10:02 PM EST
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- We are continuing to try to get answers about the demotion of South Bend's former police chief.
Last week, Darryl Boykins was re-assigned to captain.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg said it was because of a federal investigation.
The mayor refused to answer our questions about the investigation -- including whether or not the chief did anything wrong.
On Thursday, Buttigieg's Chief of Staff sent us an e-mail that said, "The Chief of Police, like all other department heads, serves at the pleasure of the mayor."
It also said, "The mayor is not in a position to elaborate."
His e-mail suggested we contact the U.S. Attorney's Office, but the U.S. Attorney's Office told us that it has nothing to do with the case.