Legal Niches

Honolulu Cop Busted for Shoplifting Videogame

By pete_gallagher

Crime doesn't pay, or so the phrase goes, but it appears that law enforcement doesn't pay either, as a Honolulu police officer has been charged with shoplifting a videogame.

John F. Rapozo, a member of the HPD's Narcotics-Vice Division was hit with a fourth-degree theft charge for allegedly pocketing a game during a September 10th trip to a Pearl City Wal-Mart store. The Star Advertiser reports that this is the third time an HPD officer has been arrested this month, while an additional five members of the force are being investigated for 'major crimes,' and another 17 cases involving officers are currently in the prosecutor's office.

All this activity led an exasperated HPD Chief Louis Kealoha to state, 'The department holds its officers to a higher standard than the general public, and every allegation or complaint is fully investigated.'
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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on September 29, 2010 (boomark / email).