HARTFORD — Hartford police arrested a 10-year veteran officer in connection with the tampering and unauthorized use of police vehicle
Sgt. Justin Torniero, who was assigned to the Patrol Division, was arrested and charged with using a motor vehicle w/o permission (2 counts); larceny in the sixth degree, and computer crime in the fifth degree according to Deputy Chief Brian J Foley.
Foley said investigators determined Sgt. Torniero, who was “out of work on accrued leave repeatedly took a police vehicle, filled it with City of Hartford gas and drove it for extended miles without any authorization or permission. IAD investigators also determined that a computer modem and an automatic vehicle locator were tampered with in one of the vehicles.”
Torniero was released on a $1,000 bond and is expected to appear in court on December 21, 2017. Foley said he was suspended without pay pending the outcome of the criminal and administrative investigations.
