Chris Brown Community Service Scandal: Police Chief Resigns

The Richmond, Va., police chief who signed off on Chris Brown's community service reports has resigned in an interesting new twist to this developing scandal.

Bryan Norwood was the one signing off on the singer's community service hours - which the L.A. County D.A. is now claiming was never performed. 

Norwood was instrumental in removing Brown's case from the Richmond Probation Dept., which would have normally handled it, placing it in his own hands.

He also wrote a letter to the court vouching for Chris, claiming all of his community service had been performed (a charge the D.A. is now disputing).

Brown was sentenced to perform 180 hours of community labor after pleading guilty to assault for beating Rihanna; his reports suggest he put in 202.

Did he lie? Did the police chief aid and abet him?

It's unclear, and his lawyer denies it, alleging a conspiracy, but the Mayor of Richmond and Norwood reached a "mutual agreement" for his resignation.

The judge overseeing the Rihanna assault case wants him to verify his hours; if he can't, he's obviously in big trouble and his probation could be violated.

He has until April before his next court date.