The former Alexandria police chief is accused of using city funds to buy more than $65,000 in personal items, ranging from computers to a spotting scope he later sold for cash.
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State authorities are investigating a former police chief in Alexandria for allegedly charging thousands of dollars of personal expenses on a city-issued credit card, ranging from electronics and gas to a new car battery.
Over a 2½-year period, Richard Wyffels supposedly bought at least $13,000 in items and services that couldn t be accounted for, state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent Nicholas Riba wrote in a sworn affidavit accompanying a search warrant. The warrant says investigators have focused on dozens of purchases in locations around Alexandria to illustrate a pattern of use and potential misuse of city funds.
Wyffels, 57, has not been charged, but the Star Tribune is naming him because of his status as a former public official. He retired from the position in December.