Former Fresno Police detective arrested for allegedly stealing cash from evidence room

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- After an probe by the FBI, a erstwhile Fresno constabulary detective has been arrested for allegedly stealing currency from the department's grounds room.

Fresno Police officials accidental the alleged theft was discovered backmost successful May of 2024 and they reached retired to the FBI with concerns the incidental could beryllium "part of a larger problem."

The detective was fired from the section this past June pursuing an interior administrative investigation.

On Thursday, the detective was taken into custody for aggregate violations of California authorities law.

Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto is calling the apprehension "not a arrogant moment."

"As Chief of the Fresno Police Department, I americium profoundly troubled by the erstwhile detective's behaviour and its interaction connected the spot we enactment to physique and support with the Fresno community. Although this apprehension is not a arrogant infinitesimal for maine oregon our department, I privation to reassure the nationalist that erstwhile we observe superior misconduct, we instrumentality swift and decisive enactment to code it, to see calling successful our authorities and national partners erstwhile necessary," Chief Casto said successful a statement.

Casto adds that the FBI and the California Department of Justice volition beryllium releasing much details aboriginal today, including the individuality of the detective.

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