Lakeland Cop Accused Of Fabricating Extra Time Worked: Police

Lakeland FL

03 February, 2021

10:40 AM

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LAKELAND, FL — A Lakeland police officer has been charged with grand theft for lying about off-duty assignments from May to October of 2020, a police news release said. Authorities said Guiseppe Avigliano, 32, signed up for off-duty details at a singular apartment complex as an extra duty assignment. Avigliano is accused of submitting overtime slips for each off-duty assignment to receive compensation. Several of the assignments the suspect reportedly worked could not be verified through the agency's computer-aided dispatch system, his in-car video camera or other witness officers. Guiseppe Avigliano, 32, is accused of falsifying time slips for paid off-duty work, authorities said. (Lakeland Police) On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, a warrant was issued for the arrest of 32-year-old Guiseppe Avigliano, who was hired as a Lakeland police officer in 2013, for Grand Theft related to falsifying time slips for off-duty detail assignments. Avigliano was booked into the Polk County Jail without incident yesterday evening. Additionally, his cell phone records indicated that he was at different locations during the times he was scheduled to work, detectives said. "We expect all members of the Lakeland Police Department to uphold the highest standards of conduct in both their personal and professional life in order to maintain the public trust and confidence of the citizens we serve," Chief Ruben Garcia. "When that trust is breached by a law enforcement officer, we must be held accountable to the highest standards as well." Avigliano has been on administrative leave since the start of the investigation. He is currently paid an annual salary of $55,105. The arrest of Avigliano will now be subject to an administrative review for further department action, authorities said. He has been employed with the department since 2013.