Fort Worth officer fired after they say he admitted to being dishonest at an off-duty job
According to the, Police Officer Eddie Tellez was terminated after an internal affairs investigation revealed he lied about how many hours he worked during a shift as a security guard.
The department said they received a complaint on July 11 that Tellez submitted an invoice for an off-duty job showing he worked five hours. Security camera footage apparently showed the actual time he worked was 20 minutes. "When the employer disputed the hours listed on the invoice, Officer Tellez continued to be dishonest and told the off-duty job coordinator that he worked approximately four hours, but left early due to a family emergency," the department said in a statement Monday."During the investigation, Officer Tellez admitted to being dishonest, leaving the job after working approximately 20 minutes, and that he did not have a family emergency that caused him to leave early.
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