Detroit officers acquitted in theft case, can return to work
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Detroit's police chief says two members of an elite police unit can return to work after being acquitted of stealing money from people they stopped on the street.
A jury acquitted Officers Charles Lynem and Chancellor Searcy this week.
Chief James Craig tells WXYZ-TV that there will be a transition period for the officers before they return to the streets. They had been suspended without pay.
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Lynem and Searcy were partners in Detroit's Tactical Response Unit. The charges in October 2015 followed a yearlong investigation. They were accused of taking money from three people, starting with a 33-year-old man who was arrested in March 2013 at a gas station.
They faced charges including embezzlement, larceny, misconduct and falsely reporting a felony charges.