{"id":226197,"date":"2026-06-23T21:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/226197\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T21:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:53:09","slug":"11-investigates-pittsburgh-police-detective-charged-with-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/226197\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Investigates: Pittsburgh Police detective charged with theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh Police have filed criminal charges against one of their own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/11-investigates-pittsburgh-detective-suspended-city-investigates-his-secondary-employment\/MHY3RPLA2BCB5H6472LLOCYG2E\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/11-investigates-pittsburgh-detective-suspended-city-investigates-his-secondary-employment\/MHY3RPLA2BCB5H6472LLOCYG2E\/\">11 Investigates: Pittsburgh detective suspended as city investigates his secondary employment<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A homicide detective is now accused of theft by deception while working an off-duty security detail at a local department store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to the criminal complaint, a manager at the Target store in East Liberty reached out to Pittsburgh Police in March with concerns about an officer who was working a security detail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to the criminal complaint, the manager told police, \u201cDetective Kalieb Hines &#8230; was suspected of \u201cstealing time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The manager said they had reviewed store surveillance cameras and \u201cbelieved Hines had been arriving late, leaving early and submitting or verifying time for hours he did not work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police removed Hines from the detail and launched an investigation into the allegations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">After comparing time cards to surveillance video, police say they noticed a pattern. On at least two separate occasions, they say, Hines clocked in late and left early. Investigators allege that he charged Target for the entire time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The criminal complaint indicates Hines was paid $480.20 for five hours and 55 minutes that he never worked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police have charged Hines with theft by deception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Just two years ago, another Pittsburgh Police officer, also working a security detail at the same store, faced similar accusations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-police-sergeant-facing-charges-over-accusations-he-falsified-time-cards\/6GCXUIUHJFA7RP3RMUB2ZZNKHI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-police-sergeant-facing-charges-over-accusations-he-falsified-time-cards\/6GCXUIUHJFA7RP3RMUB2ZZNKHI\/\">Sgt. Brian Marckisotto<\/a> was accused of getting paid nearly $6,000 for time he wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Charges were eventually dismissed after Marckisotto completed a program for first-time offenders, but he did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/investigates\/11-investigates-pittsburgh-police-sergeant-accused-stealing-time-resigns\/RJKF5IMOOZDJHJHOUMCIN4VEBE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/investigates\/11-investigates-pittsburgh-police-sergeant-accused-stealing-time-resigns\/RJKF5IMOOZDJHJHOUMCIN4VEBE\/\">resign from the police department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Detective Hines has been placed on paid administrative leave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He is set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing in August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh Police have filed criminal charges against one of their own. 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