A 20-year SJPD veteran is facing allegations he turned a recently retired police vehicle into his personal car, removed the license plates and GPS tracker, and filled up the tank 16 times at a city gas station, all on the taxpayers’ dime.
NBC Bay Area's Jessica Aguirre spoke with Investigative Journalist Candice Nguyen about her investigation into the latest San Jose Police Department criminal accusation.
According to an internal email to police Chief Anthony Mata from a department lieutenant, Lemus apologized for taking the car, and said: “There’s no harm done, I already turned in the car to the garage and I also apologized to them.”Lemus told department officials he wasn’t trying to steal or sell the car, according to the police report.
The detective’s attorney has not responded to NBC Bay Area’s request for comment on the charges. Efforts to reach the detective himself have not been successful. The police department declined an on-camera interview request from NBC Bay Area, but Chief Mata sent a statement saying: “The cases that were reported on today are unfortunate, and do not reflect upon the women and men at the San Jose Police Department who do extraordinary work every day! As I have stated, I have no tolerance for behavior that does not align with the values of this organization, and I will do everything in my authority to hold employees accountable when they cross the line. As I outlined in my plan, we have taken numerous actions since these events occurred to prevent future misconduct.
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