WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (AP): The police chief and three officers who make up the entire four-person police department of the city of Geary, Oklahoma, and two of the city’s city council members have resigned without many explanations. Former Police Chief Alicia Ford did not address the specific reasons for Thursday’s resignations, but wrote in a social media post that the decision was difficult.

“It is with great sadness that I and the rest of the Geary Police Officers will no longer be serving this community,” Ford wrote, “but it was the right decision for me and the other officers.” Ford, without elaborating, encouraged residents of the city of nearly 1,000 people about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Oklahoma City to become familiar with the city council “and to get as involved as possible in the city, especially attending municipal council meetings. “

Ford did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment Saturday. A woman who answered a phone call to a number listed for Mayor Waylan Upchego on Saturday said “not at this time” when a reporter asked to speak with Upchego about the resignations. The city, in a statement, thanked the former chief and officers while wishing them well and said an interim police chief has been chosen and that the Blaine County and Canadian County sheriff’s offices will help patrol the city.

“We would like to inform our citizens that we are conducting business as usual,” according to the statement. “If you have an emergency, please contact 911 as you normally would and an officer will be dispatched to assist you.” City Council members Glen “Rocky” Coleman Jr. and Kristy Miller also announced their resignations, leaving the four-person council with just one member due to a previous vacancy.

Coleman wrote on social media that his values ​​do not align with the city’s direction and said communication between the administration and council “has been significantly poor,” but offered no further explanation. “Council members are almost the last to know anything,” Coleman wrote. . “There are often times when I don’t know something (is planned) until the meeting starts.” Miller did not immediately return a phone call to a number listed for her.