ELIZABETH, Pa. (AP) — A former police chief in Elizabeth who admitted stealing thousands of small bags of heroin and fentanyl from his department’s evidence room is not going to prison. A judge on Wednesday sentenced former 43-year-old Timothy Butler to about four years of probation and 325 hours of community service. He resigned from the Elizabeth Borough department last December after the theft was discovered. Authorities say Butler became addicted after he was prescribed Vicodin for neck and back pain.
Ex-Police Chief who Stole Heroin Sentenced to Probation
