The Brief Jennifer Lackard, an ex-Mount Vernon police official, acted as a getaway driver during a gang-related shooting in the Bronx, according to prosecutors. An indictment alleges Lackard helped plan a hit on a rival gang with her 20-year-old son, Chase Lackard. A former Mount Vernon deputy police commissioner acted as a getaway driver during a gang-related shooting in the Bronx that led to her and her son's arrest for attempted murder, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors said Chase Lackard then got out of the minivan briefly and looked toward a breezeway. Mount Vernon has faced challenges before, and we have always responded with accountability, transparency, and resilience.