MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
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.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer was reportedly driving up to 100 mph in a 35-mph zone at the time of the incident.
The New York City Department of Transportation falsely claimed that fleet vehicles were damaged during Hurricane Sandy.