EASTON, Pa. — A Northampton County judge sentenced former Hellertown police chief Robert Shupp on Wednesday to a maximum of 23 months in prison for stealing more than $40,000 from the borough.
Shupp will spend at least nine months in Northampton County Prison, and also pay $10,000 in fines. He already paid the borough $41,000 in restitution.
In March, Shupp pleaded guilty to charges of theft by taking, theft by deception and forgery.
According to investigators, he stole nearly $20,000 of cash from a police department safe and forged documents requesting roughly $22,000 in cash for nonexistent drug investigations.
Initially, prosecutors also charged Shupp with receiving more than $81,000 in pay for roughly 1,600 hours he falsely claimed he worked.
Prosecutors dropped those charges ahead of Shupp’s guilty plea.
Shupp also will have to complete three years of probation following his prison term.
This is a developing report and will be updated.
