A Standish public safety dispatcher has been accused of stealing 200 gallons of gasoline since August from the town pump.
William Rice, 49, of Richville Road in Standish was issued a court summons charging him with misdemeanor theft and felony forgery by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
An audit of town fuel records showed that more than 200 gallons of fuel was unaccounted for since August, the sheriff’s office said. Rice was allegedly pumping fuel into his personal vehicle on work days then altering fuel logs so it looked like the Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies had used the fuel for their vehicles.
Rice is a former deputy fire chief for the town.
Rice was initially charged with theft Dec. 20 but altering government documents is a class B felony, a charge which the Cumberland County District Attorney approved in the past week.
Rice is scheduled to appear in Portland court Feb. 21.
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