When talking about the firing of West Palm Beach Police Chief Frank Adderley on Tuesday, Mayor Keith James mentioned the tragedy that killed a mother and her pregnant daughter.

A colonel with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office will run the West Palm Beach Police Department until the city chooses a new police chief.

When talking about the firing of West Palm Beach Police Chief Frank Adderley on Tuesday, Mayor Keith James mentioned the tragedy that killed a mother and her pregnant daughter.

Mayor Keith James said he fired Adderley in the midst of an investigation of high-ranking police officials involved in financial improprieties.

When the West Palm Beach police chief was fired Tuesday, Mayor Keith James referenced the investigation into officers after a crash killed a mother and daughter.

The West Palm Beach Police Chief Frank Adderley was terminated for "financial improprieties" Mayor Keith James said. The announcement was made by Mayor James in a brief news conference at City Hall on Tuesday afternoon.

The police chief of the West Palm Beach Police Department has been fired from his post after five years on the job, Mayor Keith James announced Tuesday.

The police chief of the Police Department has been fired from his post after five years on the job, the mayor announced in a Tuesday news conference.

During a press conference this afternoon, Mayor Keith James announced that Chief Frank Adderley was terminated after the mayor learned that several top commanders within the agency were involved in financial improprieties.