Record Expunged For Veteran Gables Cop Arrested, Suspended
THIS STORY WAS UPDATED ON APRIL 2, 2015:
MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Coral Gables police officer Ivan Cabrera, who was relieved of duty following a strong arm robbery and cyberstalking arrest, had charges dropped, according to court records.
In addition, an order to expunge, or erase, the court record in this case was granted on April 19th, 2012.
No further action will take place in this case.
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CORAL GABLES (CBSMiami) - The Coral Gables police department was being close-mouthed about the arrest of one of it's veteran officers Friday regarding something that happened while off-duty. While the department identified the officer, they did not say what he allegedly did or name the charge against him.
21-year veteran Ivan Cabrera was relieved of duty and arrested Friday. At one point, he was a member of the FBI Joint Terrorism task force. In 2008, according to city records, he was one of a number of Gables officers selected as a finalist for the LEO (Law Enforcement Officer) Foundation Awards.
The Coral Gables Police Department declined to explain why Cabrera was being charged.
"Due to this matter being an Internal Affairs Investigation by the Coral Gables Police Department," the department said in a written statement, "the Department will not be making any further statements at this time."
