There are no criminal charges related to the investigation.
Additional information about the alleged theft was not released.
The investigation is ongoing, and more information will be released as it becomes available, the department said.
Thomas has been with the department for more than 20 years and has received multiple written commendations. No disciplinary actions were in his personnel file.
He was praised for being among the Dayton Police Honor Guard members who began a silent vigil and honor walk to Dayton police Detective Jorge Del Rio, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Nov. 4, 2019.
“You each planned every aspect and detail of the viewing, and subsequent funeral, all while standing guard and grieving the loss of our fallen brother,” his personnel file read.
Thomas was also part of a deployment team in 2021 that implemented body cameras in 2021.
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