2 St. Pete Police Lieutenants Demoted; 1 Retires

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – One St. Petersburg Police lieutenant has retired and two others police lieutenants have been demoted for claiming work hours when they weren’t on the job.

The retirement and demotions followed a meeting Wednesday night, June 20, of the St. Petersburg Police Department Command Review Board.

The three day-shift lieutenants -- Dennis Bolender, Cleven Wyatt and Cynthia Davis -- had been under investigation since Jan. 29 after the review board received an anonymous tip claiming the lieutenants for the Uniform Services Bureau had not followed proper check-in procedures.

By comparing time sheets from Aug. 1, 2017, to Jan. 28 with electronic platforms including the Kronos (payroll) System, the Mobile Positioning System on laptop computers, the Automated Vehicle Locater System and the Stanley Proxcard System (entry swipe card), investigators

found the three lieutenants claimed work time when they were not properly checked in, were outside of their assigned work

area and when they were driving to and from work.

This violates department regulations.

Bolender, who worked with the St. Petersburg Police since 1986, chose to retire.

Wyatt, sworn in with the St. Petersburg Police in 1987, accepted a two-step demotion as did Davis who has been with the department since 1996.

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