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Officer accused of theft

A Philadelphia police officer assigned to the Northeast’s 2nd District was arrested Oct. 17 on charges of receiving stolen property, theft, official oppression and obstruction of justice.

Officer Kevin Workman, 47, a 21-year veteran of the department, has been suspended from work for 30 days, after which he will be fired in accordance with department policy.

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The police department’s internal affairs bureau and the Philadelphia district attorney’s office investigated the case.

Workman is accused of stealing money from a woman he was investigating for panhandling in September, district attorney’s spokeswoman Tasha Jamerson said in an e-mail to the Northeast Times.

The official-oppression charge stems from allegations that Workman used his position as a police offer to coerce the victim, Jamerson said.

Workman is free on $5,000 partial unsecured bail and was scheduled for an Oct. 26 preliminary hearing. ••

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