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A small-town cop allegedly went rouge big-time as he careened off on a major theft spree, lifting high-ticket items from the very citizens and local merchants he was sworn to protect.
The incident occurred in the northern Minnesota city of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, according to information released by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
Investigators found more than $77,000 in items ranging from lawn mowers and boats, to ATVs and snowmobiles -- most of which were on the premises of 37-year-old Officer Paul Kezar.
Kezar apparently had been stealing heavily within his community -- and also from local businesses -- in this county seat city of about 8,000 people.
Suspicions grew around Kezar when he allegedly sold a lawnmower to a Thief River Falls couple. Kezar was arrested by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He is being held in Marshall County Jail in Warren on $100,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Marshall County Court Oct. 27.
Kezar's fellow law enforcement colleagues told a local newspaper that they are "stunned" by the arrest of their fellow officer. Thief River Falls Police Chief Kim Murphy said the arrest of Kezar was like "a lightening bolt out of the sky". Murphy also said he felt "betrayed" by Kezar's apparent brazen and large-scale acts of theft.
BCA officials confronted Kezar about the thefts while he was on duty at the Thief River Falls police headquarters. The BCA agent asked him to remove his gun, and told him he had a number of questions to ask him about a rash of recent thefts in the area.
Eventually, a search warrant was obtained for Kezar's residence, where BCA officials found dozens of items that Kezar could not explain owning legitimately.
Murphy described the entire staff of the police departments as "numb."
Investigators are unsure at this time if Kezar had an accomplice in his alleged crime. Kezar joined the Thief River Falls Police Department about one year ago. He also worked as a police officer in Stillwater and was a deputy sheriff in St. Croix County, Wis.
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