Description: Former Aurora Police Officer Michael Gallagher resigned in lieu of termination after an internal investigation sustained policy violations involving narcotics evidence, substance abuse, evidence tampering and untruthful statements…
A former Aurora police officer has resigned in lieu of termination following an internal investigation into misconduct while on duty.
The investigation sustained several agency policy violations against former Officer Michael Gallagher, including substance abuse, tampering with evidence, and knowingly making untruthful statements during a criminal or internal investigation, or while testifying under oath.
The investigation determined Gallagher took narcotics that had been collected as evidence during a traffic stop while on duty and later ingested them while driving home from his shift, causing him to become incapacitated in his vehicle on a highway in Commerce City…