by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
October 18, 2024
Arica Hutchison was sentenced to 6 months in jail plus two years of supervised launch for fraudulently stealing $18,500
A police officer pled responsible to fraudulently stealing nearly $20,000 from Crime Stoppers reward cash.
In line with WREG, Arica Hutchison, certainly one of two cops assigned to work the Crime Stoppers hotline to assist type via suggestions to offer to investigators pled responsible to at least one rely of conspiracy to commit theft from a program receiving federal funds. She was not too long ago sentenced to 6 months in jail plus two years of supervised launch.
The disgraced cop was accused of manipulating the system to change knowledge so somebody named “KB” may get hold of $18,500 in rewards from Crime Stoppers.
Data from August 2023 via February 2024 reveal that Hutchinson “used her place in regulation enforcement” to “enter fraudulent knowledge” into the Crime Stoppers database. After doing so, she had an individual named “KB” obtain the rewards for suggestions. The reward cash particulars two incidents from late 2023, that obtained suggestions for 2 separate crimes and had been accepted for Crime Stoppers reward cash.
Earlier than that reward payout was to be paid out, Hutchison up to date the data within the database.
On Jan. 10, Memphis FBI Subject Workplace brokers performed surveillance on the location the place KB was scheduled to obtain the cost. KB was seen going to the placement to select up the reward payout for the 2 suggestions given.
The state policing board’s information present that Hutchison was positioned on go away in February. She resigned in April however was nonetheless being internally investigated. The regulation enforcement agent was charged in federal court docket on June 3. She pleaded responsible that very same day to at least one rely of conspiracy to commit theft from a program receiving federal funds.
Alongside together with her jail sentence, Hutchison additionally has to pay $22,000 in restitution whereas following an inventory of extra phrases. This consists of getting a psychological well being evaluation and counseling, taking a monetary literacy class, and in addition getting substance abuse and alcohol remedy.
Hutchison was with the Memphis Police Division for 17 years earlier than resigning.
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