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Ex-chief of troubled Baltimore police unit faces racketeering charges
Source: Reuters
#U.S. AUGUST 30, 2017 / 4:27 PM / 2 HOURS AGO
Ex-chief of troubled Baltimore police unit faces racketeering charges
Ian Simpson
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The former head of a scandal-ridden Baltimore police gun crimes unit was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly robbing victims of more than $90,000, becoming the eighth member of the unit to face federal racketeering charges, prosecutors said.
Sergeant Thomas Allers, 49, of Linthicum Heights, Maryland, was indicted by a grand jury last week on charges of stealing money, swearing false affidavits and submitting fake incident reports, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland said in a statement. The indictment was unsealed on Wednesday.
“I condemn any and all criminal activity that erodes our trust with the community,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said in a statement, referring to Allers’ arrest.
Seven members of the gun-crime investigations unit, which was run by Allers from 2013 to mid-2016, were arrested in March on charges including racketeering. Prosecutors said they stole firearms, drugs and cash ranging from $200 to $200,000.
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Ex-chief of troubled Baltimore police unit faces racketeering charges
Ian Simpson
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The former head of a scandal-ridden Baltimore police gun crimes unit was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly robbing victims of more than $90,000, becoming the eighth member of the unit to face federal racketeering charges, prosecutors said.
Sergeant Thomas Allers, 49, of Linthicum Heights, Maryland, was indicted by a grand jury last week on charges of stealing money, swearing false affidavits and submitting fake incident reports, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland said in a statement. The indictment was unsealed on Wednesday.
“I condemn any and all criminal activity that erodes our trust with the community,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said in a statement, referring to Allers’ arrest.
Seven members of the gun-crime investigations unit, which was run by Allers from 2013 to mid-2016, were arrested in March on charges including racketeering. Prosecutors said they stole firearms, drugs and cash ranging from $200 to $200,000.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-baltimore-police-idUSKCN1BA2PY