The former Anchorage Police Department spokesman whose time with the force ended after a shoplifting charge told officers that he’d previously stolen goods from the same department store, according to documents in the case.
Police said last week that Christopher Barraza, 40, resigned as deputy director of the department’s Community Relations Unit after he was charged with shoplifting from the Target store in South Anchorage. Barraza had allegedly been wearing an APD jacket, according to the department, but was not acting in an official capacity at the time.
Barraza is charged with third-degree theft, a misdemeanor. A charging document in the case filed Tuesday describes Barraza stealing various items from Target over three years, including a Christmas tree, cat litter and underwear. The document, signed by an assistant district attorney, says he often either didn’t scan the items at self-checkout or he swapped barcodes to pay lower prices…