New Haven’s police chief abruptly retired following allegations he stole money from a department account, Mayor Justin Elicker announced Monday.
The Democrat said Chief Karl Jacobson admitted he took money from a city fund that compensates confidential informants for helping police solve crimes.
He said the chief acknowledged taking the funds for personal use when three of his deputies confronted him Monday morning over the financial irregularities.
Elicker called the allegations “shocking” and a “betrayal of public trust.”
“No one is above the law,” he said in an evening press conference at the police station. “We put our trust in law enforcement to uphold the law, not to violate the law themselves.”
