Springfield Mass Officer Face Jail Time For Stealing
Posted on July 6th, 2009 by Editor
A Springfield police officer convicted of stealing $2,000 during a traffic stop is set for sentencing.
Officer Steven Buzzell faces a maximum five years in state prison on each count during sentencing Thursday, a day after the Hampden Superior Court jury found him guilty of three counts of larceny over $250.
A second officer, Leonardo Matos, was cleared of those same charges after the jury determined that he was not in a joint venture with Buzzell.
Prosecutors said Buzzell and Matos were partnered on a special detail when the money was stolen from the wallets of three tobacco workers during a traffic stop in June 2008.
Buzzell’s bail was revoked after the verdict.