Derek J. Gale, 47, of Morrisville, a current Upper Southampton Township police officer, and Brandon F. Valentino, 27, of Chalfont, the township’s former assistant public works director, were charged following a Grand Jury investigation into a scheme involving decommissioned township vehicles, according to the release.
The pair conspired to misrepresent the condition of two Ford Explorers before auctioning them on Municibid, lowering the price to secure the vehicles for themselves, investigators said.
Detectives found that in 2024, Valentino purchased a 2014 green Ford Explorer for $1,005 after the listing claimed it had a faulty engine and water pump leak and needed to be towed. Investigators later discovered the SUV was in good condition, with its original engine intact and no water pump leak. Valentino reinstalled upgraded rims previously removed from the vehicle and sold it at a profit, prosecutors said…