Boston police officer suspended for taking money from wallet at Encore casino, commissioner says

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By Tonya Alanez and Sean Cotter Globe Staff,Updated August 17, 2023, 6:05 p.m.

Above, Encore casino in Everett, Mass. Boston police officer Rebecca Leo is serving an unpaid three-month suspension for stealing money out of a lost wallet at the Encore Boston Harbor Casino until Oct. 1, according to a personnel order issued by Police Commissioner Michael A. Cox.LANE TURNER/GLOBE STAFF

A Boston police officer is serving an unpaid three-month suspension for stealing money from a wallet she found at the Encore Boston Harbor casino, according to a personnel order issued by Police Commissioner Michael A. Cox.

Officer Rebecca Leo, who is assigned to the department’s Bureau of Administration and Technology, is suspended from July 3 until Oct. 1, the order dated Aug. 10 said.

Leo was off duty when she “removed money from a lost wallet” at the casino on Aug. 7, 2022, which led to an internal affairs investigation, Cox’s order said.

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