Tiverton Police Officer Charged With Mass Forgery — 30 Counts

Tiverton Police Officer Charged With Mass Forgery — 30 Counts

Colonel James M. Manni, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police announced Wednesday that members of the State Police Major Crimes Unit arrested a Tiverton Police Officer for 30 counts of forgery of the Tiverton Town Treasurer’s signature.

Officer William R. Munroe, age 56, of 93 Keeley Street, Fall River, Massachusetts was arrested.

According to the RhodeIsland State Police, over a six year period, Munroe forged the town’s Treasurer’s signature.

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During the State Police investigation, “it was confirmed that the Treasurer’s office did not sign nor authorize a total of thirty (30) disbursement forms submitted by Munroe. The total withdrawal amount from Munroe’s deferred compensation plan was fifty-three thousand nine hundred dollars ($53,900).”

On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, the Rhode Island State Police Major Crimes Unit was assigned to investigate a forgery complaint that was filed by the Town of Tiverton. It was reported that in May 2019, the Tiverton Town Treasurer’s office had difficulty processing a Tiverton police officer’s payroll deduction for contribution to a 457(b) Public Employee Deferred Compensation (PEDC) plan.

The investigation allegedly revealed that a total of thirty-three (33) disbursement forms were submitted by Munroe during the time period of 2013 through 2019 displaying the Town Treasurer’s signature. 

He was arraigned by a Justice of the Peace Michael Robinson and released on $10, 000 Personal Recognizance. His next court date is August 13, 2019.

The penalty for a person convicted of Forgery shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.