Former Lakeland police officer accused of falsifying time slips

Lakeland police officer charged with falsifying time cards

Lakeland police say the officer was reporting he was present at assigned off-duty details when electronic records said otherwise.

Lakeland Cop Quits Following Arrest In Off-Duty Timecard Fraud - Tampa Free Press

LAKELAND, Fla. – A Lakeland police officer resigned from his post on Tuesday afternoon immediately after being booked into the Polk County Jail for allegedly falsifying off-duty detail time slips. Miguel Acevedo, 44, faces third-degree felony charges of Grand Theft and Scheming to Defraud. The arrest follows an internal investigation that uncovered a pattern of […] Lakeland Cop Quits Following Arrest In Off-Duty Timecard Fraud

Former Lakeland police officer accused of falsifying time slips

A former Lakeland police officer is seeing things from the other side of the law after investigators say he falsified time slips for off-duty detail assignments.

Lakeland Police Officer Resigns After Arrest For Falsifying Time Slips

Miguel Acevedo, 44, was arrested and booked into the Polk County Jail on Tuesday, July 7, after an investigation determined he falsified time slips for off-duty detail assignments as a Lakeland Police officer. The post Lakeland Police Officer Resigns After Arrest For Falsifying Time Slips appeared first on LkldNow.

Lakeland police officer arrested on grand theft resigns: LPD

Lakeland Police Department (LPD) arrested a 44-year-old officer accused of falsifying his time sheets for off-duty detail assignments over the span four years.According to an internal LPD investigation, Miguel Acevedo falsified time sheets and his location during periods of the off-duty detail assignments between July 7, 2022 and May 26, 2026, with "a pattern of repeatedly representing he was present and working assigned details when electronic …