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What initially sounds like strange misconduct, a court sees as a serious breach of a police officer's duties.
It's about 180 kilograms of cheese.
Trier – Because a police officer is said to have stolen around 180 kilograms of cheese, he lost his job.
Five years ago he is said to have illegally taken nine packages of cheese from an accident truck, which is why he was removed from duty in mid-January, as the Trier Administrative Court announced on Friday.
As a cover-up, the officer is said to have told untruths to his superiors, it was said.
A police officer is said to have stolen around 180 kilograms of cheese from a truck after an accident in 2019 (Symbolic images/IDZRNRW montage).
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Police officer allegedly stole nine packages of cheese after truck accident
The police officer was involved in a serious accident involving a semi-trailer truck loaded with cheese in 2019.
He then drove past the truck's broken refrigerated container in a police minibus.
The police officer asked an employee of the salvage company to hand over several undamaged packages of cheese.
He was in uniform and armed with a service weapon.
By stealing while in uniform, he violated his duty of good conduct as a civil servant.
He also lied to his superiors and claimed that the cheese was lying on the street and had been released.
The court considered it proven that the civil servant had “long-term and significantly separated himself from the existing relationship of trust and loyalty”.
Officials can be removed from duty if they seriously violate their official duties.
The Frankenthal regional court had already found the police officer guilty of less serious theft with weapons in 2022 and warned him.
dpa