Six current and former San Francisco police officers have been indicted by federal grand juries, and three of the officers have been charged with stealing money, drugs, electronics and gift cards seized during investigations.
According to the indictment, the three took items they seized during an arrest in 2009, including a $500 Apple gift card. Two days later, one of them used the gift card to buy an iPhone and iPod Nano, prosecutors said Thursday
They were identified as Sgt. Ian Furminger, 47, of Pleasant Hill; Officer Edmond Robles, 46, of Danville; and former officer Reynaldo Vargas, 45, of Palm Desert.
The officers were suspended without pay and had their guns taken away, Police Chief Greg Suhr said shortly after the indictments were announced.
“Our department is shaken. This is as serious as an issue as I can recall in my time in the department,” said an emotional Suhr, who has been with the San Francisco Police Department since 1981.
Suhr said federal authorities assured him the arrests did not reflect a systemic problem in the department.
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