Charlotte Police Arrest One Of Their Own For Opioid Fraud

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested one of its own officers Tuesday for fraudulently obtaining prescriptions for Opioid drugs, CMPD said.

CMPD officer Jennifer Wolfe, 37, was arrested and charged with five counts of obtaining a Schedule II Controlled Substance by fraud from a Matthews dentist office.

According to CMPD, an investigation was launched after the police department was contacted by an employee of Danze Dentistry in Matthews Aug. 14. Investigators later discovered dental practice employee Roberta Porter supplied Wolfe with fraudulent prescriptions for Opioid painkillers.

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“I am disappointed and saddened that one of our officers is being charged with this serious offense,” CMPD Chief Kerr Putney said Tuesday. “The men and women of this organization are regular people, who face the same challenges as the rest of our community. Unfortunately, we are not immune from the growing opioid epidemic. We represent the law and must hold ourselves accountable when we violate it.”

Porter has been arrested and charged by Matthews Police, according to CMPD.

Wolfe, who was hired by CMPD in April 2011 and worked as a patrol officer in the Metro Division, was placed on unpaid administrative leave following her arrest Aug. 29.

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