Police Constable Charged in Government Fuel Case

A government fuel card intended for official police business allegedly paid for nearly twenty-five thousand dollars in fuel for a passenger bus. Police say Constable Roberto Hoare used the card to dispense almost eighteen hundred gallons before authorities uncovered the suspected scheme. Hoare has since been arrested and charged with theft. Tonight, police explain how the alleged misuse came to light, while Hoare’s attorney responds to the charge.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“The arrest follows an ongoing investigation which commenced Tuesday October 20^th 2026 when police became aware of the attempted usage of a fuel card to refuel a passenger bus. Further investigation resulted in the discovery that almost eighteen hundred gallons of fuel were disbursed under the fuel card for various vehicles and the vehicle that was assigned to that fuel card was out of commission since March 2026. As a consequence of that discovery, Mr. Hoare who operates as the fleet manager in Precinct 4 was arrested and charged.”

 

David Mckoy, Attorney-at-law

“It is a strange case, because Mr. Hoare is a fleet manager. A fleet manager is a person or a police officer assigned to ensure the different government vehicles that are assigned to the police department are fueled. There are a lot of checks and balances in place. But I will leave it at strange at this time. These alleged theft occurred between March of 2026 and October 2026 and the allegations are that the fuel card belonging to him was used in this process. You heard from the facts, it did not say he used the card to fuel for himself. We will see how it plays out in court.”

 

Hoare was granted bail.

 

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