Global Courant 2023-06-01 01:45:07
A woman who served as police chief in southwestern Michigan was charged with stealing and selling drugs on Wednesday when she ran the department.
Tressa Beltran resigned as Hartford police chief in January, six months after detectives searched the precinct’s offices.
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According to search warrants, she admitted to stealing prescription drugs, specifically hydrocodone, from a garbage box at the police station.
A former southwestern Michigan police chief has been charged on nine counts with stealing and selling prescription opioids from her precinct’s drop box.
Beltran knew charges were coming and “underwent extensive (drug) treatment,” attorney Don Sappanos said.
“She has her problem under control,” Sappanos told a judge.
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Beltran, 57, was charged with nine crimes, including embezzlement, extortion and possession of controlled substances.
Judge Michael McKay set a $100,000 bond and called the allegations “the most blatant form of assault” on public trust in the police.
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Beltran became a Hartford police officer in 1989 and was promoted to chief in 2016.
