WESTMINSTER, Calif.—An Orange County probation officer was convicted Thursday in connection with stealing money while helping authorities carry out search warrants.
Juan Manuel Rodriguez was assigned to an Orange County Sheriff’s Department tactical team when he was accused of the thefts in August of 2017.
While serving a search warrant in 2017, a target of the warrant told investigators he was missing $150 to $200 from his wallet, prosecutors said in a trial brief. The man said when he was asked for his ID he pointed to his wallet, but later he noticed the money was missing, prosecutors said.
The next day, when authorities were collecting evidence regarding another suspect, he said he was also missing $600, prosecutors said….