Hartford police officer Arrested On Prostitution Charges
Officer Arrested On Prostitution Charges
POSTED: 10:28 am EDT September 12, 2006
UPDATED: 7:57 pm EDT September 12, 2006
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Authorities have arrested Hartford police Officer Roberto Sanchez and charged him with one count of patronizing a prostitute from a motor vehicle.
Hartford police said Sanchez turned himself in Monday evening, after which he was released on a written promise to appear in court.
According to the arrest warrant, Sanchez was seeing a prostitute on a regular basis for about five months with the last encounter occurring about a week ago.
The arrest affidavit said that Sanchez, a four-year veteran, was caught meeting a prostitute in the Wethersfield Avenue area during an investigation that began after the department received a tip in August.
The married officer's encounters with the prostitute never took place in a squad car or while Sanchez was in uniform, according to the affidavit.
The department has suspended Sanchez without pay pending the outcome of the charges.
In commenting on Sanchez's arrest, Chief Daryl K. Roberts said, "It is unfortunate to see a police officer charged with such conduct; however, I would add that Officer Sanchez is cooperating fully with the investigation."
Roberts said he anticipates disciplinary action pending the outcome of the charges and the internal investigation.
Sanchez is the community service officer for Harford's Frog Hollow neighborhood
In the winter, Sanchez's wife was carjacked by a man at knifepoint in Hartford's South End. She was not hurt and officers arrested a suspect.
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