"It is always difficult when a police officer is found to have violated the law"
"Ex-coach found guilty of stealing from club" by Jenna Nierstedt, Globe Correspondent | May 15, 2009
A former Chelsea High School football coach was convicted of larceny yesterday for withdrawing thousands of dollars from the team's booster club account to pay for personal expenses, according to the Suffolk district attorney's office.
Prosecutors showed that James Atkins, 43, a Chelsea police sergeant suspended from duty and a former Medford High School football coach, used his position as coach of the Chelsea team and president of that team's booster club to withdraw nearly $10,000 from the team's bank account.
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Withdrawal records indicated that Atkins withdrew $500 at an ATM across from a Revere strip club; made three-figure withdrawals near the Foxwoods casino in Connecticut and the Seabrook Greyhound Park dog racing track in New Hampshire; and paid a $634 bar tab at the
Yup, he spent the $$$ PARTYING!!!
"It is always difficult when a police officer is found to have violated the law," Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes said in a statement.
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