Former officer and his wife steal $250K in electronic products — what did they take that was so valuable?

According to an arrest warrant, a former police officer and his wife stole $250,000 in electrical supplies from Elliott Electric, an electrical supply warehouse to which the wife was employed to as an area manager.

The theft took place over the course of two years.

Per the complaint, Denese Dunn “conspired with and aided her husband Paul Dunn in stealing electrical supplies from the warehouse.” 

Specifically, it was found that item invoices to Mr. Dunn’s electrical contracting company, Service Electric, Company (SEC), didn’t match-up with estimates of the materials that should’ve been needed on the jobs he detailed on the order form. 

Mr. Dunn’s employees told investigators they would inform him via text what materials were needed for the next day’s project. They would then report to Mr. Dunn’s home the next day for pick-up, or he would bring the supplies to the job site the next morning. 

In terms of ancillary evidence, security logs indicate that between January 1 and the end of September 2015, Mrs. Dunn’s scan code accessed the SEC account 384 times after the close of business hours. Also, video surveillance shows Mr. Dunn loading electric materials by himself during these hours. 

Additionally, the warrant provides documentation as well as employee statements that some tickets and invoices to SEC were never billed, or were otherwise deleted by Mrs. Dunn.

Among the missing items, or supplies not billed: a 100-Kilowatt generator worth $25,000, four small generators valued at $3,000 each, and nearly $90,000 in home wiring.

One of the missing generators is believed to be installed at the Dunn’s home; another was installed at an ex-relative’s house. 

Some things worth noting: Mrs. Dunn had been an employee of Elliott Electric for eight years, while her husband’s company was founded three years ago.

Also, court documents indicate Paul Dunn had been fired from the Monroe Police Department in 2000 due to charges related to malfeasance in office and felony theft. He pled guilty to the theft in 2004, while the malfeasance charge was dismissed. 

Bond for Paul Dunn and Denese Dunn was set at $100,000 each for felony theft, and $25,000 each for felony conspiracy. 

Per the OCC website, both are bonded.

Via The New Star