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May 21st, 2017 
Awake Goy 
The video reports that a St. John police sergeant is out of the force after police arrested him for shoplifting hamburger meat at a Des Peres grocery store.
On April 21, Des Peres police say Sgt. Matthew Barthelmass walked up to the meat counter at the Dierbergs on Manchester Road. The security guard followed him, and saw him walk to the cooking supply aisle and “conceal the product inside of his waistband. He had a larger Cardinals pullover on and could not see a bulge.” .
Barthelmass paid for items inside of his cart, but not the meat in his pants.
He was confronted by the security guard when he was leaving.
The security gaurd said “I asked the subject to remove the meat from his pants. He explained to me that he was a police officer for St. John Police Department,”
St. John Police Chief J.R. Morris says Barthelmass has been with the department for 10 years.
“He’s obviously pretty upset, law enforcement is his career, he’s been a police officer for the last 15 years, it’s all he knows,” said his attorney Travis Noble.
In the report, Barthelmass begged the security guard not to call police saying “he will lose his job and this is his life.”
The police report says the hamburger meat was over $30 which meant Dierbergs Loss Prevention had to report it. The security guard said there was a photo of Barthelmass from a shoplifting incident in March.
Right now, he faces a municipal violation for shoplifting. He does not have any previous criminal charges or warrants.
“Once we get all the information we will see if it was a misunderstanding or what the circumstances are,” said his attorney. “He’s hoping this doesn’t ruin his career.
Read the full police report here:
http://lmgcorporate.com/kmov/documents/recv9045%20(1).pdf
Source: kctv5.com
Source Article from http://filmingcops.com/a-officer-resign-stealing-meat-from-grocery-store/
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