Daniel Allen Baker, a former officer in charge at the Camooweal Police Station is jailed after admitting to misappropriating cash payments for weapons licences.
The police station would seal cash payments by citizens in envelopes and deposit them to the relevant government department.
"In diverse dates during that 19-month period, he dishonestly misappropriated $18,110.50," the Crown said.An anonymous complaint was made to the Crime and Corruption Commission in October 2016, which sparked an internal police investigation.In his sentencing, Judge Lynham said it seemed clear Baker had suffered,"a great deal of shame and embarrassment"."I'm told on your behalf that you received a number of commendations.
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