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Sat Jul 28, 2018, 09:01 AM Jul 2018

NC police chief arrested on corruption charges

NC police chief arrested on corruption charges; police department shut down

RALEIGH -
Southport Police Chief Gary Lee Smith and Lt. Michael Simmons were both charged with obtaining property by false pretense, according to Wilmington television station WWAY. Smith was also charged with obstruction of justice and willful failure to discharge the duties of his office, WWAY reported.

According to WRAL, Smith and Simmons were accused of working for a trucking and shipping company at the same time they were supposed to be working in their jobs leading the local police force, sometimes leaving the city or even the state while on the clock for the city police.

The entire police force has been put on leave because of the allegations against its top leaders, according to Wilmington TV station WECT, and the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is taking over the police department’s duties.

WECT also reported that Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David said the investigation into the police chief and lieutenant began when local police officers began filing complaints.Southport is home to about 3,600 residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It’s about 28 miles south of Wilmington.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article215604290.html
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NC police chief arrested on corruption charges (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 OP
I guess free donuts and coffee just don't cut it anymore. marble falls Jul 2018 #1
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