Tampa Bay Criminal Defense Lawyer - Cop of the year gets busted!

By Nick Dorsten, Esq.

In Boynton Beach, a police officer of the year gets arrested for selling drugs!

Once considered a role model by his peers and named “Officer of the Year” in 2010, a Boynton Beach police officer has been charged with conspiring to sell more than 500 grams of methamphetamines between June 2009 and March 2011.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the indictment Tuesday against the cop who joined the Boynton Beach police department in 2007. He also taught in the department’s Teen Police Academy, according to the Palm Beach Post.

The officer received the department’s highest honor last year for, among other things, using CPR to save a 2-year old girl who almost drowned in the family’s pool and helping to identify a man suspected of shooting two street preachers.

In a statement, the Chief said an internal affairs investigation into allegations against the officer is ongoing.

“The Boynton Beach Department vigorously polices itself, and this case is an example of how law enforcement roots out corruption from within its own ranks.”

The disgraced officer faces a potential life sentence if convicted. This goes to show you that ANYONE can fall to the temptation of easy money through selling drugs...

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