A former Taranaki police officer has been remanded for sentencing after pleading guilty to dozens of theft charges amounting to more than $480,000.
Shaun Joseph Keenan, of Stratford, pleaded guilty to 49 theft related charges in May last year, contesting a further eight charges. The offending was alleged to have taken place between 2012 and 2017.
Keenan was due to face a judge-alone trial in the New Plymouth High Court this week on the eight charges.
However when he appeared in court on Monday, the court heard the Crown would be withdrawing some charges, with other charges being amended in relation to the amounts taken.
Prosecutor Justin Marinovich told Judge Gregory Hikaka a total of 10 charges were being withdrawn, leaving no contested charges.