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Fairview Township cop pleads not guilty in corruption case

HARRISBURG, Pa.–A Fairview Township police officer plead not guilty Tuesday in federal court after he was arrested on federal corruption charges in Decemb...
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HARRISBURG, Pa.–A Fairview Township police officer plead not guilty Tuesday in federal court after he was arrested on federal corruption charges in December 2015.

Tyson Baker, 41, of Etters, is charged with theft, obstruction of justice, filing false reports and taking property to prevent its seizure.

Baker, a 17-year veteran of the Fairview township police force, was arrested Dec. 16 after he stole $3,000 hidden in a car that was driven by an undercover FBI agent posing as a drug dealer, according to U.S. Attorney Peter Smith.  Baker also is accused of removing evidence that was subject to seizure and providing false information to federal authorities.

The indictment alleges Baker orchestrated the theft of $2,000 in drug proceeds seized by the Fairview Township Police Department during a search of a house where several pounds of marijuana and about $15,000 in cash were found in November, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Baker was placed on administrative leave from the police department on Dec. 18.

A trial is scheduled for April 4 at 9:30 a.m. in Harrisburg.

If convicted, Baker could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

The case was investigated by the FBI, Harrisburg Resident Office, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, and the Fairview Township Police Department.

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