A Sacramento police officer has been arrested for two counts of filing a false police report.
26-year-old officer Alexa Palubicki had only been with the department for three years when the months-long investigation into her contract began.
The Sacramento PD announced in a news release that Palubicki had been placed on administrative leave as soon as details on her misconduct were obtained.
Palubki’s arrest was the result of a 100-page internal investigation. The investigation was launched after a traffic stop officer made at a gas station that turned into allegations of misconduct.
The report explained the event began when Palubicki pulled over a Black man and arrested him for possession of a loaded firearm. The man was initially pulled over for illegal parking at the gas station but Palubicki allegedly added a charge of suspicion of a DUI for probable cause after she consulted with her fiancé, who is also a police officer.
Other officers reportedly brought forth information to the department that led to the D.A.‘s charges.
The report states, “the issue of concern was the inconsistency between the initial SSD jail booking arrest report and the SPD crime report.”
The DA’s office said it conducted an internal case audit to identify any pending cases filed that involved Palubicki. Cases in which Palubicki’s participation was deemed “material and necessary for prosecution” were then dismissed.
Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn condemned the young officer, saying “This individual’s criminal behavior has no place in the Sacramento Police Department. I am grateful for the other officers in this department who demonstrated strong integrity to come forward with information about this individual.”
