Retired Glendale policeman accused of defrauding department

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The Glendale Police Department is recommending felony theft charges against a former police sergeant.

Wence Arevalo, who retired from the department last December after 24 years, has been accused of reckless falsification of time sheets and defrauding the police department out of about $4,000 since 2018.

Phoenix radio station KTAR reports that an investigation discovered Arevalo was simultaneously employed by the Glendale Police Department, Arizona Christian University and Louisiana State University.

The station says records from the two colleges indicate Arevalo had lied on his time card, falsely claiming he was present for duty in Glendale.

The findings were submitted by the police department to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in January.

It was unclear Monday if Arevalo has a lawyer.