(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A former East Chicago Police Commander has been sentenced to time in prison after pleading guilty to dealing cocaine.
Louis Arcuri, Jr., 55, had been a cop for 32 years.
In 2021, Arcuri gave drugs to an associate while he was “on duty and armed as an East Chicago Police Commander.”
On Thursday, Arcuri was sentenced to three years in federal prison.
"The public rightly expects that those charged with enforcing the law will themselves abide by the law. Most law enforcement officers live up to this expectation,” said United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. “However, this defendant, while a sworn officer, violated federal law by distributing illegal drugs.”
"Law enforcement officers take an oath to protect and serve and are held to the highest standards of conduct so when an officer is found to be involved in criminal activity, it undermines the public’s trust,” said FBI Indianapolis Special Agent in Charge Herbert J. Stapleton.
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