Halaszynski was the evidence room custodian for the police department, according to court documents, and stole $260,280.27 in cash over four years. Investigators said he used the money to pay his bills and go on vacation around the Christmas holidays.

A former McKeesport police captain is charged with stealing more than $260,000 from the department’s evidence room following a months-long investigation. Christopher Halaszynski, 54, of McKeesport was charged Wednesday with theft and receiving stolen property and immediately waived his case to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.

A former McKeesport police captain is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the department’s evidence room.