Dallas police officer jailed on insurance fraud charge
Published: Fri, 06/16/23
Dallas police officer jailed on insurance fraud charge
Sr. Cpl. Derek Koerner was booked Wednesday into the Denton County jail after being indicted earlier this month by a grand jury.
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(Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer)
The Dallas Morning News
By Kelli Smith
11:31 AM on Jun 15, 2023 CDT
A Dallas police officer was arrested Wednesday on an insurance fraud charge.
Sr. Cpl. Derek Koerner was jailed by the Denton County Sheriff’s Office, Dallas police said in an email to officers obtained Thursday by The Dallas Morning News. It is unclear whether he has an attorney.
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Derek Koerner, a Dallas police officer, was charged with insurance fraud.
(Denton County Sheriff's Office)
He remains Thursday morning in the Denton County jail, with bail set at $2,500, according to jail records.
A Denton County grand jury indicted him earlier this month on a charge of insurance fraud between $2,500 and $30,000, which happened May 29, 2022, court records show. Koerner was off duty when the alleged offense occurred, Dallas police said in the email.
Additional details about the charge were not immediately clear. Dallas police did not disclose additional information about the allegation in the email to officers.
Koerner has been a Dallas police officer since July 2007 and is assigned to the crimes against persons unit. He is on administrative leave while the department investigates.