Date of Offense
Offense(s)
Official Statement
Terminated: No
Demoted: No
Suspended: Yes
Other Sanction:
Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: No
# of Days Suspended: 86
Sustained Charge: Neglect of Duty & False Statement
Description: Ptl. Matthews was dispatched to a local busines for a shoplifting that just occurred. Ptl.
Matthews responded to the business where he did not obtain the suspect's description nor collect video evidence of the crime that was offered to him. Ptl. Matthews later entered a false description of the suspect in his police report. Ptl. Matthews received an 86 day suspension. This matter occurred in 2022 and the final disposition was in 2023.