"This wasn't how I saw my career coming to an end, and I'm not going to accept the fact that it has ended," Paparo told Action News on Friday.
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Paparo had led Yeadon's police force since 2018. But in a heated Borough Council meeting Thursday night, members voted 4-3 to fire him.
Paparo says he had been scheduled to give a safety presentation at a local school on Friday morning, but it was canceled.
"Part of the things I do for the community is I go around to the schools and do active shooter presentations for the safety of the kids and the staff," Paparo said.
He continued, "I got a call this morning telling me that I was not welcome to come back."
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Council votes to fire police chief after allegations of overspending
Paparo's supporters say some of the council members wanted him gone in favor of hiring a Black chief in a predominately Black community.
But those who voted to fire Paparo said he violated union contracts, costing the borough $380,000 in overspending.
Paparo says that money was spent on training part-time officers and protecting residents during the unrest following the death of George Floyd.
Paparo planned to speak with his attorney on Friday about his options.
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"Sadly, I don't know that I will get my job back. I think that this council will move quickly to replace me, and then what happens with the next guy?" asked Paparo.
But Paparo has no plans to disappear.
"There's a L.O.V.E. Garden in Community Park that I started, and I'm not going to let that fall apart, so I will be here in the spring with my tiller working with the community to get that going," Paparo said.
The council voted to make Lt. Shawn Burns interim police chief.