Disciplinary Hearing Scheduled for Delaney

Yorkville police commissioners have scheduled a disciplinary hearing for former Deputy Chief Police David Delaney, from a program he oversaw.

The disciplinary hearing will begin at 5 p.m. Oct. 21 at , Chief Richard Hart said. The Board of Fire and Police Commission has the authority to punish police officers with suspensions longer than 5 days and termination.

Delaney, who has been on voluntary unpaid administrative leave since June 20, also has been suspended.

Delaney is accused of stealing hydrocodone on May 27 from a program meant to safely dispose of residents’ unwanted and unused prescription medication, authorities said. The Illinois State Police had been investigating Delaney for about a week, and no other police officers were implicated, authorities said.

Delaney was charged with charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and theft of government property, both Class 4 felonies typically punishable with probation or up to 3 years in prison.

Delaney’s criminal case is next due in Kendall County Court on Oct. 20.

Delaney’s annual salary was $86,112. He has worked for the Yorkville Police Department since 1999, was promoted to deputy chief in July 2010 and was stripped of that title shortly after his arrest.

has since been named deputy chief. The Yorkville Police Department typically has two deputy chiefs; the second is Larry Hilt.