The following is from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff:
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff recently discovered criminal conduct involving an employee at its Property Services Unit office in Concord.
Detectives launched an investigation into the conduct. During the investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for the employee’s residence and as well as an arrest warrant.
This afternoon, detectives arrested the employee who was involved in thefts from the Property Services Unit.
He is identified as 62-year-old Kevin Lee of Martinez. He was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on four felony charges: burglary, receiving stolen property, embezzlement, and possession of an assault weapon. He is being held in lieu of $160,000 bail.
Lee joined the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office in May 1990 as a Deputy Sheriff and later became a Temporary Deputy Sheriff (Per-Diem) in 2012 and was assigned to the Property Services Unit.
In light of this incident, the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office will request the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to conduct an independent audit of the Property Services Unit.
“All Sheriff’s Office employees are held to the highest standards and any employee who is involved in criminal conduct will be held accountable,” said Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston. “This matter was taken seriously, and a thorough investigation was immediately launched once we learned about it.”
David,
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How about you now do something about your Deputies who are stealing firearms when executing search warrants by never bothering to inventory the firearms seized. This has been going on for years and your office always claims no firearms were seized, they just somehow turn up missing when your people are involved. How about you open your eyes and investigate your Deputies instead of continuing to cover for them!