Ex-cop sentenced for $60K theft from dept

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Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A former Alabama police officer has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for stealing from his department, faking his abduction and fleeing to Las Vegas.

Former Decatur Police Sgt. Faron White was sentenced Tuesday by a federal judge in Huntsville. He will get credit for eight months already served and must pay about $50,000 in restitution to the department.

White admitted stealing money from his office safe, staging his disappearance and fleeing to Las Vegas in January. Authorities said he had debts from gambling and normal family expenses.

A co-defendant, former police volunteer Sarah Elizabeth Richardson, was sentenced to three years on probation and fined $500. The judge also told her to seek mental health counseling.