A top-ranking member of the Manassas Park police department has been accused of stealing a fire department battalion chief's vehicle during an awards banquet for volunteer firefighters, Prince William County police said.
Capt. Travis D. Mosher was the Manassas Park police department's operations commander, but he resigned Sunday, the day after he turned himself in to police, InsideNova.com reported. A dispatcher at the Manassas Park police department said no one was available to speak to the news media Monday regarding the incident and could not confirm that Mosher had stepped down.
According to Prince William County police, the 30-year-old was attending an awards banquet for the Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton fire station at 1300 F St. in Woodbridge on Saturday evening, when he allegedly stole a 2005 Ford Excursion assigned to a Prince William County fire department battalion chief.
Investigators say they saw Mosher stealing the SUV on surveillance videos. The vehicle was recovered a little more than three miles from the banquet near the intersection of Golansky Road and Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, police said. No one was injured, and no accidents were reported.
Mosher, police said, turned himself in Saturday night, and he was charged with grand larceny and petit larceny. He was released on his own recognizance with a Feb. 10 court date.
Calls to Mosher were not returned Monday.
The Manassas Park police department's Web site says Mosher joined the force as a patrol officer in 1997 and was promoted to captain and head of operations for the 35-member force in 2006. Before that he spent one year as a patrol sergeant.
His profile in LinkedIn.com, a social networking Web site, says he is enrolled in Northern Virginia Community College's criminal justice degree program.
Mosher described himself as a "dedicated proactive law enforcement professional with over twelve years of extensive experience in crisis management, budgeting and administration" on his LinkedIn page. He concluded that he is an "outstanding leader with a firm but fair attitude and a reputation for honesty, loyalty and integrity."
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