MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Vehicle owners and fleets in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, have faced a rash of catalytic converter thefts, with a government fleet among the victims.
The Lauderdale County, Miss., Sheriff has charged two county employees with fuel theft and expects to make more arrests.
The City of Charleston, S.C., police are investigating a case of potential embezzlement — an employee is suspected of using a fleet vehicle gas card for unauthorized purchases from June to October.
A former inventory specialist for the Washington County, Minn., is accused of stealing more than $6,000 in automotive parts and tools from the county.
A former St. James Parish (La.) transit mechanic is accused of purchasing $11,000 in automobile and boat parts using parish funds that did not fit parish-owned vehicles, a Louisiana investigative audit found.
A Frankfort (Ky.) Police Department officer has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of stealing about $27,000 in gasoline from the city over six years.
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Police Department has arrested a 19-year-old man after receiving complaints that he was impersonating a law enforcement officer. He was driving a decommissioned 2010 Ford Crown Victoria.
The fleet manager for Cumberland Goodwill EMS in Pennsylvania allegedly made personal purchases with company money and stole from the petty cash fund.
A 40-year-old Virginia Beach, Va., city engineer fired indiscriminately on a municipal building, killing 12 before being shot by police.
The New York Police Department arrested three people suspected of being involved in multiple thefts of catalytic converters from city-owned vehicles.