PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A retired Portland police patrol sergeant is facing felony theft charges accusing him of taking $158,000 from a family member.
The county prosecutor’s office said Friday that 62-year-old Bruce Chase of Naples was indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury.
The Portland Press Herald reports (https://bit.ly/QsfmfJ ) that police say he’s accused of taking $158,000 from a family member between 2009 and this year while he had the power of attorney to manage her money.
Chase could not be reached for comment. There was no phone listing in his name.
The city of Portland said he retired in good standing as a sergeant in 2000, after becoming a public safety officer with the department from 1980-1982 and a police officer in 1982.
He is scheduled to appear in court in June.
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Information from: Portland Press Herald, https://www.pressherald.com
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