Lakeside Police Chief Robert Gordanier and his daughter, Town Clerk Brenda Hamilton, were indicted on charges of embezzlement, theft and misconduct by a grand jury, according to the First Judicial …
Lakeside Police Chief Robert Gordanier and his daughter, the town clerk, were indicted on charges of embezzlement, theft and misconduct by a grand jury, according to thefound Gordanier, who was also mayor of the small Jefferson County town, signed off on purchasing police vehicles from other jurisdictions and selling them to his daughter, Town Clerk Brenda Hamilton, for a fraction of their market value.
The town first purchased a black Dodge Charger at a law enforcement auction in March 2018 and sold it to Hamilton in July 2021 for $500 when the fair market value was $8,588, according to the district attorney’s office. Hamilton later resold the vehicle. And town officials purchased a Chevy Tahoe from the Glenwood Springs Police Department in 2017, which was then sold to Hamilton for $300 in September 2022. She then resold it for approximately $7,000.
Hamilton is also accused of impersonating a police officer in July 2023 when she was in a police vehicle and turned on the lights to try to detain a suspicious person. She also used a town credit card to pay for her Costco membership and buy nearly $500 in items from the store that were not for the town’s use, according to the district attorney’s office.
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