Pot times July 18, 2005
Two City Officers Facing Charges
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1135/a07.htmlNewshawk: chip
Pubdate: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 TWO CITY OFFICERS FACING CHARGES
Source: Ledger-Enquirer (GA)
Copyright: 2005 Ledger-Enquirer
Contact:
letters@ledger-enquirer.com
Website: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/enquirer/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/237
Author: Joel Grostephan
Police Arrest Two Of Their Own Over Course Of Two Days
For the second time in a week the Columbus Police Department has been forced to
arrest one of its own officers.
Officer Gregory Diltz, 45, was arrested on Thursday and charged with pointing a
gun at another person. Records show he was booked into the Muscogee County
Jail on Thursday at about 1 p.m. Diltz was released after posting a $250
bond and his case will be decided in State Court.
Police Chief Ricky Boren was not available for comment Saturday, and police said
the incident report on pointing a gun was not available because it was still
under investigation. Diltz's status with the department was unavailable
late Saturday.
This arrest came a day after Columbus police arrested officer Philip Matteo on
Wednesday on charges of forgery and illegally obtaining an addictive painkiller
with falsified prescriptions. Police were investigating Matteo for two
months before he was arrested in the 911 emergency center where he works in the
Public Safety Center.
Free on $9,000 bond, Matteo also was placed on administrative leave without pay.
Matteo, 54, is accused of illegally obtaining OxyContin, an addictive drug
similar to morphine. He is charged with two counts each of second and
third-degree forgery, three counts of withholding information from a medical
practitioner, one count of unlawful acquisition of a controlled
