Florida police officer punished for using department-issued equipment to gamble

Florida police officer punished for using department-issued equipment to gamble

By John Iz Click here for updates on this story     PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPBF) — A Port St. Lucie police officer is in hot water after using his department-issued laptop and cell phone to gamble on football games, according to an internal police report. Officer Thomas Risco, an officer with Port St. Lucie police since 2022, was caught by a text message audit of department-issued cell phones in 2023. According to the internal police report, “…