Two former Lauderhill Police employees who worked in the Property and Evidence Division are facing grand theft charges after allegedly falsifying their timecard records to be paid for hours they had not worked, the police department said.
Demesha Moore, 43, was the manager of the division, while Eunique Gibbons, 29, worked as a property and evidence coordinator, Sgt. Parys Thomas, a police spokesperson, said in a news release. Both were booked into Broward County Jail this week. Gibbons turned herself in on Sunday.
Moore is accused of falsifying timecard records to receive more than $30,000 for 544 hours of work she was not eligible for, while the second employee is accused of entering 162 hours into the payroll system to collect nearly $6,000, according to probable cause affidavits.
Investigators say Moore and her subordinate worked together at times between January and August 2024 by clocking each other in and out of the system. On at least 21 occasions, Moore clocked in for the employee when they would not arrive at work until hours later, the affidavit states.
The employee often arrived at the department, clocked in, and then spent extended periods in the women’s locker room or sitting in a car, sometimes leaving the premises altogether while remaining on the clock, according to investigators.
Moore routinely arrived at work around 4 a.m., clocked in, entered a secured area using a key card, and then left through a back exit, sometimes returning home or waiting in her car for several hours, the affidavit said. On 10 days, Moore allegedly clocked in and never came back, with the employee clocking her out later. Investigators found 21 other days where Moore left work without clocking out and stayed away for more than an hour.
Moore is facing one count of grand theft of the second degree, while the employee is charged with one count of grand theft of the third degree. The employee has pleaded not guilty to the charge; Moore has not yet entered a plea, court records show.
Both were fired from the police department in September 2024, Thomas said.
