As treasurer, he was entrusted with police union’s money. Officer stole $100,000, prosecutors say

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A former Baldwin Park police officer pleaded not guilty to charges that he stole more than $100,000 from the police union where he served as its treasurer.

A former Baldwin Park police officer pleaded not guilty Monday to allegations that he stole more than $100,000 from the city’s police association during the 18 months he served as its treasurer, Los Angeles County prosecutors said.

Andres Villalobos, 35, faces 29 felony counts of grand theft, two felony counts of possession of an explosive and one felony count of commercial burglary, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

Prosecutors allege that between July 2022 and August 2023, Villalobos made a serie