An ex-Henrico County, VA, police officer who was caught stealing marijuana from the Henrico County police evidence room and providing some of it to his wife, received no jail time and a $100 fine pursuant to a plea bargain. The officer, Charles Harpster, was originally charged with felony charges of drug distribution and obtaining drugs by fraud. Harpster initially came under suspicion of being involved with the "hippy lettuce" when he was constantly telling his fellow officers that he was tired of doughnuts and would prefer picking up a bag of Doritos at the local 7-11! (Sorry, that line was just too easy!)
In one of the more bizarre (and useless and unnecessary) special conditions of a sentence I have ever seen, Harpster agreed that he would not serve as a police officer for at least 10 years. Harpster, age 51, had been an officer in Henrico County for 30 years and was preparing to retire at the time he was caught stealing the marijuana. Unless he was considering applying for a job in the Henry County Sheriff's Department (see "Grand Jury Indicts Virginia Sheriff, Deputies") there probably aren't a lot of openings in law enforcement for 51-year-olds who have been fired for stealing drugs from the police evidence room and distributing the drugs to others!
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And now he's robbing banks.
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