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DAY. President Trump pardoned over 1500 people facing charges connected to the insurrection.
People in the city of New Haven are waking up with a new police chief.
Former Chief Carl Jacobsson has retired after admitting that he stole city money for personal use. And now, an investigation is underway.
Your reporter, Ciara Jordan, joins us live in New Haven, right outside the police department with what's next for the city. Good morning, Ciara. So, what's the latest?
Good morning. There's still a lot of unanswered questions this morning, like how much money was taken and how long this has been going on.
What we do know is that Carl Jacobsson's four-year term was set to end later this month, and he will not receive a payout.
And right now, there is no timeline for when the city will get a permanent police chief.
City leaders say Jacobsson admitted to stealing money from the department's confidential informant fund for personal use. That fund is city money used to pay people who provide police with critical and confidential information to help solve crimes.
According to the city, three assistant chiefs noticed discrepancies in the account and confronted Jacobsson in his office yesterday morning. Not long after that, he submitted paperwork to retire because he's retired.
Jacobsson will keep his pension unless he's convicted of a crime which could put that pension at risk.
Right now, it's still unclear how much money was taken or how long this had been going on.
Mayor Justin Elicker says this did not only shock him, but the entire police department and the city.
"It's deeply troubling news to hear the police chief misused public funds and committed acts of theft. We put our trust in law enforcement to uphold the law, not to violate the law themselves."
The mayor appointed former Assistant Chief David Zanelli as acting chief, and it's still unclear on whether the state police or state attorney's office will take over this.