text: Two former police officials who quit their jobs in Parma, Missouri, have revealed what they say are the real reasons they stepped down. A black woman, Tyus Byrd,  was recently elected mayor of the town over the white incumbent candidate Randall Ramsey, MailOnline reported earlier this week. Six city officials quit their jobs shortly after Byrd won, according to multiple reports. Two of those individuals - Trish Cohen, Parma's former police chief, and Rich Medley, the town's former assistant police chief - recently spoke to NBC News. Scroll down for video . Speaking out: Trish Cohen, Parma's former police chief, and Rich Medley, the town's former assistant police chief,  quit their jobs with the city. Tyus Byrd, who is black, was recently elected mayor. Cohen has said she and Medley feared for their safety, and their home addresses had been shared online by Byrd's family members . Cohen alleged in the interview with the news outlet that she and Medley feared for their safety, and said their home addresses had been shared online by Byrd's family members. Referring to Byrd, Cohen told NBC News 'You can't have an anti-police mayor, and that's the way she made me feel.' 'My decision was not, did not, come lightly. At all,' Cohen also said. 'It has nothing to do with race. If it had anything to do with race, I'd done never went to work in the town.' Medley told NBC News 'From the moment [Byrd] announced her candidacy, she never approached any of us, never advised us what her plans were or anything. Never asked us to stay or told us that the moment she took office that we weren't going to have a job. 'We were in the dark on it, and then in hearing from her supporters that she was going to fire all of us, might as well start looking for something else.' Mayor: Tyus Byrd, pictured, has said she doesn't know what the 'safety issues' were and that she 'never said anything about cleaning house' Six city officials quit their jobs shortly after Byrd was elected to serve as Parma's mayor . Byrd, meanwhile, told NBC News she did not know the reason the city employees quit. She also told the news outlet she did not believe race played a role. In an interview with the media outlet, Byrd said 'It was cited to me that it was safety issues. I would love to know what those safety issues are. 'I wish we could have sat down and came to whatever the reasons were, that maybe we could have came to some type of agreement and understanding.' Speaking to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Byrd said 'I don’t understand. I never said anything about cleaning house.' The newspaper reported that while speaking to the Post-Dispatch, 'Medley acknowledged that Byrd had never threatened to fire officers, nor publicly indicated that she would interfere with police.' Medley told Daily Mail Online on Thursday, referring to the remarks Byrd earlier made to NBC News about wanting to have discussed issues together, 'She never made any attempts to talk with us during her candidacy or after winning the election. It's very hard to believe someone truly wanted to work with the police department in regards to their concerns when no effort is made. 'Add to that the information we were receiving from her supporters about firing us when she took office. It's not hard to understand that we did not believe we would have jobs after April 14th at 5p.m.' Cohen did not respond to a message seeking comment on social media Wednesday, and on Thursday her Facebook page appeared to have been taken down. Byrd did not respond to a request for comment on social media Wednesday, and did not immediately return requests on Thursday. A phone number listed for the town's city hall on its website appeared to in fact be a fax number when dialed by a reporter.
target: Tyus Byrd, who is black, was recently elected mayor of Parma, Missouri .
  She beat the white current mayor Randall Ramsey .
  Six city officials quit their jobs shortly after Byrd won .
  Two of those individuals are Trish Cohen, Parma's former police chief, and Rich Medley, the town's former assistant police chief .
  Cohen has said she and Medley feared for their safety, since their home addresses had been shared online by Byrd's family members .
  Medley has said after being told by Byrd's supporters that Parma's police officers were going to be fired, he decided to quit .
  Byrd has said she doesn't know what the 'safety issues' were and that she 'never said anything about cleaning house'