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(FLOYD CO.) – Dennis Kunkle, the former Georgetown, Indiana Chief of Police, has been charged with official misconduct after an investigation lasting more than seven months.
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In September of 2019, Indiana State Police (ISP) Detective Craig Starr was assigned the investigation after Georgetown authorities requested an investigation into possible misuse or misappropriation of department funds. Starr, a detective with the ISP Organized Crime and Corruption unit, was assisted by a forensic examiner from the Indiana State Board of Accounts. Among the findings, the investigation and subsequent audit revealed over $8,000.00 in tow-in fees that were not deposited with the town clerk-treasurer as required.
At the conclusion of the investigation, a special prosecutor received the findings, and on Thursday, charged Kunkle with Official Misconduct, a Level 6 Felony, with the predicate offenses of Failure to deposit public funds, a class A Misdemeanor, and Conversion, a class A Misdemeanor.
On Thursday, the Senior Prosecuting Attorney assigned to the case by the appointing Judge also requested a summons be issued for an initial hearing.