Coatesville Police Chief Jack Laufer said Wednesday that the department was "once again saddened" by Pawling's actions, calling his conduct a betrayal of the public's trust. Laufer took over the department - which has been plagued by lawsuits and staffing shortfalls in the past and spent much of 2012 without a chief - last January. Hogan said an audit on the evidence room, started after Laufer was hired, led to the discovery that money was missing from an envelope.