LOS ANGELES (AP) — A veteran Los Angeles police officer was sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading responsible to stealing a $29,000 pickup truck from a dealership, based on courtroom information.
Officer Matthew Calleros was arrested in 2020 on the Los Angeles police station the place he labored — and the place the lacking 2015 Chevy Silverado was parked.
Calleros had been wanting on the truck at a used automotive dealership within the metropolis of Orange southeast of Los Angeles in October 2019, Orange police Sgt. Phil McMullin advised The Related Press on the time.
He drove it off the lot — however was not doing an official check drive — and by no means paid for or returned it, McMullin stated.
Calleros, 46, pleaded responsible on Thursday to a number of fees together with felony automobile theft and forgery of registration or license plates, based on Orange County Superior Courtroom information.
The 24-year LAPD veteran was sentenced to 180 days in jail, two years probation and ordered to pay an undisclosed quantity in restitution, the Los Angeles Occasions reported.
He's anticipated to report back to jail by Aug. 26, the Occasions stated.