Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Another Waco Officer Accused of 'Double Dipping'

There was new information Tuesday about the Waco Police "double-dipping" scandal.

News Channel 25 acquired copies of two more letters firing police officers, two letters of retirement and one letter of resignation.

Among the two firing letters, was one belonging to Sgt. Peter Mottley. He was fired Monday, making him the fifth officer to be terminated for claiming to be on the clock at the Police Department, while logging hours for the federally-funded Waco Housing Authority. He was unable to be reached by phone Tuesday and has eight remaining days to appeal the decision.

News Channel 25 also got a copy of the letter firing Allen Thompson. He is the only police officer to challenge the Police Department's decision so far.

"Each of these officers, at least the ones I'm dealing with, worked their time," said Thompson's attorney John Cullar. "It may not be the exactly what was written down, but the exact number of hours is accurate."

We also obtained Cris Doles's resignation letter, as well as letters of retirement from Reggie Johnson and Tyrone Robinson. However, Robinson will not retired until August 4th, a move personally signed off on by Waco Police Chief Brent Stroman.

News Channel 25 will sit down with the police chief Wednesday for his first public comments since the investigation began months ago.
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