Thomas Peoples, the chief of a small police department in northeast Texas, has been arrested for soliciting a minor, officials say. He has since been removed from his position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Arlington Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit launched their investigation into Peoples, who is 55, after a ‘cry for help’ from a juvenile, according to local media. He was arrested in Arlington, where he lives, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other details about the investigation were not immediately known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peoples has been charged with solicitation of prostitution of a person under 18 years of age. He was transferred to the Tarrant County Jail, where he was released after posting a $25,000 bond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oak Ridge Mayor Al Rudin confirmed that Peoples was fired after Wednesday’s arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oak Ridge is a small town in Kaufman County, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Dallas. The town’s website credits Peoples as the co-founder of the Oak Ridge Police Department, which was established in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thomas Peoples, the chief of a small police department in northeast Texas, has been arrested for soliciting a minor, officials say. He has since been removed from his position. The Arlington Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit launched their investigation into Peoples, who is 55, after a ‘cry for help’ from a juvenile, according to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2],"tags":[256,151],"class_list":["post-36068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal","category-usnews","tag-texas","tag-united-states"],"yoast_head":"\n