Officer with Chowchilla Police accused of kidnapping, jail records show

SANGER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - An serviceman with the Chowchilla Police Department was arrested implicit the weekend, accused of a bid of charges including kidnapping, kid endangerment, and mendacious imprisonment.

According to records from Fresno County Jail, 41-year-old Douglas Andrew Divine was booked connected Sunday greeting by Sanger Police. The charges listed include:

• Kidnapping
• False imprisonment with violence
• Criminal threats
• Cruelty to a babelike adult
• Child endangerment

In a connection to YourCentralValley.com, Chowchilla Police Chief Jeffrey Palmer confirmed that the serviceman has been placed connected administrative leave, arsenic required by law, adding, "we don't person clip for this stuff."

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YourCentralValley.com has contacted the Sanger Police Department for details of the incidental that led to the arrest.