Post by KC on Aug 25, 2006 23:26:44 GMT -5
Officer Timothy P. Ford
August 26, 2006 - Tampa, Florida — A patrol deputy was arrested Tuesday on charges he used his department-issued fuel credit card to buy gas for his personal car, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office announced.
Officer Timothy P. Ford, 32, was taken into custody at the Internal Affairs Office and suspended without pay pending an administrative and criminal investigation.
He's accused of unlawfully using his Sheriff's Office issued Voyager fuel card to purchase fuel for his personal vehicle on numerous independent occasions, the sheriff's office said.
He admitted to grand theft of more than $300, citing personal financial issues caused by unforeseen family medical conditions, and wished to reimburse the department for the amount stolen, the sheriff's office said.
He joined the sheriff's office as a detention deputy in 1998, and became a patrol deputy in February of 2001.
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