Worcester Police Officer Allegedly Finagled Pay For Unassigned Off-Duty Work

A Worcester police officer was arrested for supposedly collecting almost $45,000 for off-duty assignments that he did not work, authorities and MassLive report.

David Cifarelli

08/01/2022 4:54 p.m.

Colby Turner, who was apparently requesting and receiving reimbursement for the assignments, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 1, police said on Facebook.

"At this time, we believe this is an isolated incident," Worcester police said. "We will review our policies and procedures related to off-duty assignments, and will be conducting an internal and external audit of the system."

Turner, who has been with WPD for about five years, was submitting false slips at five local businesses from Jan. 1 to July 20 of this year, MassLive reports.

Turner is expected to appear in court on five felony counts of larceny over $1200 by single scheme and the misdemeanor of submitting false claims for reimbursement. He is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

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