Wilmington police officer charged with embezzling $22K from department

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Wilmington officer charged with theft
Wilmington officer charged with theft: as seen on Action News at 6 p.m., November 27, 2018

WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) -- A Wilmington Police officer has been caught on the wrong side of the law.



Master Corporal Michael Ballard faces felony theft charges.



Investigators say Ballard embezzled nearly $22,000 dollars from a department account.



The alleged thefts occurred from October 2015 until June of this year.



Ballard was arraigned Tuesday afternoon.



He's being held on $51,000 bail



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