Police in Chester County are preparing to file charges against a man who was once one of their own.
Investigators say a 42-year-old former Coatesville Police officer stole thousands of dollars from his department while he helped manage the accounts of the Coatesville Athletic League and Coatesville Police Union.
The former officer, who retired from the force in 2011, allegedly wrote a series of checks from the union and athletic league bank accounts. Police say he then deposited those checks to his bank account and the account he shares with his wife, stealing more than $75,000 in the process.
Once the man retired, investigators say the bank accounts were audited and other officers began managing the money for the athletic league and union. That’s when, police say, an officer noticed the large amounts of money that had been deposited into the former officer’s accounts.
Police say they began investigating the former officer in April of this year and searched his home twice in July. The man has not yet been arrested or charged which is why NBC10 is not revealing his name at this time. The Chester County District Attorney says that charges will be filed within the next 24 hours.
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