Thursday, January 18, 2007

Officer resigns after he, wife accused of fraud

The Shreveport Times: "A Shreveport police officer resigned today after he and his wife, an airport police officer, were accused of altering a police report to show that the woman had insurance at the time of an automobile accident.

Cpl. Ronald Small and Tracey Small surrendered to authorities this morning. Each was booked into Caddo Correctional Center on one count each of insurance fraud and injuring public records and posted a $1,000 bond set by Caddo District Judge Leon Emanuel.

Upon their release, Ronald Small submitted a letter of resignation to the Police Department. The status of Tracey Small’s employment at Shreveport Regional Airport is unknown.

“What makes this case unique is that it involves the origination of an official and original document,” said Doug Pierrelee, spokesman for state police Troop G. “The original is more sacred and official, so private citizens rarely have the opportunity to be guilty of this type of fraud.”"

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