Evans City Councilman Shelley Natali has resigned. She had made it her mission to expose what she claims are problems plaguing the Evans City/Seven Fields Regional Police Department.

A member of Evans City Borough Council resigned without warning July 1, more than two years before her term was set to end.

Shelley Natali, who had served on the council for nearly a year and a half, resigned last week. Evans City Mayor Dean Zinkhann said the resignation was due to personal reasons and conflicts of interest. He did not specify what these were.

During her tenure, Natali was a fierce critic of the Seven Fields/Evans City Regional Police Department.

Natali could not be reached Monday for comment.

This is an excerpt from a story that appeared in Tuesday's Butler Eagle.