ssnassis8 os/tevzo.a 97:93 Spier izo7ol sUsP ACTIVITY. seid, ‘sapalinntuntcais ___| tiafotovmn Police Departmont @ Incident Report paliati Seto oie on pa g_| Seertmen i osii7/e010 | 17:27, i 2 eS het ft irveton Renu Oar 222 MAIN ST = "[s#03 Mekenna ‘Gr Saturday, May 15, 200, | was assigned to mest withthe Chief in reference to allegations of misuse of funds from the Misdletown Board of Education (BOE). {was informed that allegations were mace that members of te BOE were spending monies inappropriately, issuing purchase oriers thet wore falze, not rtuming (tothe ety of Middletown) non-spent monies which were leftover from the previous years Dadget and {was informed that members of tre BOE may have crested miscelaneaus account codes, caded "99098 mutipk” which were allocated without any purpose. { was advised that the Accounts Payable department atthe BOE were issuing purchase orders for speci ‘yondors that were supposed to be coming from speciic accounts. yet they were belng paid of from the miscellaneous "09999" account. Another allegation was thal a "Youth Serviea" gran: was obtained throug 2 federal grant and the monies were to be sed for youth servioss, Information Was recoived that those monies were in fac: used for renovations to a building ather than wieat the federal grant was ‘saved for. ‘then met wih the Mayor. Personnel Director and the Chiotat City Hall [was advised thet during a May 13. 2010 Special Mesting, the ‘camman council requested an independent audit of the BOE financial records. Information was received that there may be members of the BOE that were going fo respond to the BOE on 5-15-10 inthe a.m. and passiy alter, destroy ar tamper with evidence prio othe Incependent audi. information was relayed to me that a paper shredder was moved from a certan location, closer tothe area of Nanoy Haynes’ fico, an office in which dacumonts relating tothe audit were Kept. Iwas sesianed to respond to the BOE, located at 311 Hunting HN Ave... Middletoun. o 609 i there were any employees on ste and to enter the building In an attempt fe preserve any evidence that may have been being tampered with. (On 8-15-10, at anprex. 9:45am, | drove ta the BOE and noticed tw vehisles parked inthe general area. { phoned eantal dispatch and hat them give me the exer Information of the vehicles. The fst vehise, which was narkec win fest of the Bulcing, had a ange plato of Crieg MMB, itcame back to 2 SUNN. The second venice, beanng CT reg ? A, care ack. 2 A. fv25 Informed nthe previous meting atthe Mayors ico thst SEB Was ¢ BOE enpoyee whe worked in tho business office at 311 Hunting Hi Ave. twat explained to ma in that moetng hat MN hal sozeee to re documentation thal ns previously cleauseed about ‘aha Chiat ltianon ols ane tame tg ance detect anger We tig aed ae host as fe Bla et reopectuly requceting they leave the Bulg até to advise them that we Wore going to remain in the buling tom that parton He aces me thal the Mayor was inthe process of Bsuhg 8"Naloe For Preservation of Recetas” and Chef Manon wae t personaly sere tht fies to Mika Freenato, the Superniendent of Mddletoim School, and 9 Ted Raczka, the Chalman ofthe BOE for the Cy of iMizcotown, This notice expressed an intention fo vestigate the BOE and adveed and warned the BOE to oreserve anal docaments fy fom lting to the Invectigation, ponding 2 restraining order and zat the polce wil be remalnng on eoene pending fre oreer. I then Tokay Cinewar Cibapy Cao Ufean Dieses rare Givers Crome erg ns eae. Cli. Cx Sappamanstonnaraie ageou POLICE oe ss/te/2ee 07:39 ident No, _ _ ction Coot ________| Middletown Police Department ears Sean oom @ Eamets [asiarizoto [1 ‘sa 562 _ rt : a ener ay [sana Ficod up bet, Warner and we etord te bulge appx 00am We made contact with IIMB, wit appeared to be working on her computer and on some sor of spread sheet at her desk in tre Business fice. {know MINNIS and exsiained why we were there. | explained that even though | was not forcing her to leave the building, it would probably be i her best interest due to the Infarmation | rocewved andthe fact thatthe Mayor was issuing the notice. MINI stopped vit sho doing and brought SB to the ofice. IMM stated tat she was working In the Special Education offce anc we explained to her ‘what was going on. Both women decided ic feave forthe day. Det. Warner and I fully explainad that we were not forcing them to Yeave and eked i they wanted to contact there respective supervisors. Dr, Frechette caled me during this ime after one of he women contacted him, | expiained te stuation to him and advised him that Chiot MeNahon was going fo contact him. We waited as the women gathered their belongings and began to leave. WENN asked if she coulé shut the doors tothe offices and | explained to her that she could, being that we wore not going to be Searching for anything and that we wore just going fo be securing the Bullcing pending the arder. As they were walking out of the bulding, QJM asked Det. Werner the wanted to look in her purss to verify she wasnt atlempting fo eave with any tems. Det. Warner looked inthe purse and did not see anything of interest and sne offered te have him look a tablacothe that she removed frem the bulding earlier. He looked thraugh those as, ‘well znd advicod iter that I woutd be documented that she did not remove any tems of interest from the building. Det. Warner asked HRMMIB i eno wanted him to do the same. (00k Inher purse, to document the same. pened her purse and no ems of interest were observed as well. Both women, eft without any suspicion ae to attempting to ater, destray or tamper with any evidence of a pending audit ‘They were both very cooperative and ie? without inedent. Det. Warr remained on scene and | went back to HO to moet with te Chet CChiot hieMahon and | then met with Dr. Frechelle et his residence and gave hi the notice in which he signed for. We then went to Mr. Retzka's residence and gave the nctive to his wif, as he was not home. She said that she would qi ito him when he ertived home, Both were noted. Later, detectives took statements from three diferent peopla in reference to this case. AA schedule was made for continued coverage for Investigative Sanvices personnel to remain on ecene from that point forward untl advises te conclude the secu ‘This investigation is continuing into the allegations of possible misuse of funds. Trove Cpocaie Flowow vas Claeaa Gpeser Given Cita Cann Stacteie a sheen ‘teeter pe ogy nag aa Po oh tot 01 gi 5022 Afi Toaghien pring i we Tie ookivtthe wr Lome 7 Aggistene sta Na 2