When he returned to the police station, the casino chips and cash were missing, according to the TV news report. The other items were returned to him.<\/strong><\/p>\nA police department employee said Salazar never signed a document for the casino chips or cash, which reportedly included two green chips worth $50 each, as well as 22 red casino chips valued at $10 each.<\/p>\n
Investigation After Items Missing<\/h2>\n
Officers initiated an internal investigation that included reviewing video from a surveillance camera.<\/p>\n
Later, a complaint was made against Officer Morey who was officially arrested on Tuesday.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nThere’s no word on whether Morey was suspended from his job or if the money and casino chips were ever returned to Salazar.<\/p>\n
San Pedro is located in the southern portion of Ambergris Caye, an island in northern Belize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A police officer who works at the San Pedro police department on the Caribbean island of Belize was arrested on Tuesday after a suspect\u2019s casino chips and cash went missing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":331007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[13766],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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