 These guys are now leaving. Some of them were in state for 30 years. Now they're leaving at 20, 23, getting out. So who's teaching these young kids how to do the job? And where is that bastion of knowledge and information that old school cop has? I think it's time I leave the office. Residents gasped, pointed blame at the mayor, and some cried outside City Hall as Blue Mound lost its police chief Thursday night over the department's budget.