The Dallas police chief fired an officer who was arrested on charges of abandoning or endangering a child.
Police said Officer Aleia Burley was arrested in November after allegedly leaving her child at home with a convicted felon to go to Las Vegas.
The 30-year-old had been with the department since 2021.
Dallas officer fired after arrest for endangering child
The Dallas police chief fired an officer who was arrested on charges of abandoning or endangering a child.
Officer Aleia Burley, 30, was fired for associating with a convicted felon outside of her official police duties, giving inconsistent statements during an internal investigation and violating the department’s administrative leave policy, according to a Dallas Police Department spokesperson.
Burley was arrested on a child endangerment charge by Carrollton police in November after she allegedly traveled to Las Vegas and left two children with a man she was dating who had a felony conviction on his record. The man then left the children, according to the Dallas Morning News. She was off duty when the arrest occurred.
According to Dallas Police Department polices, no employee should associate with anyone "whom the employee could reasonably be expected to know were of immoral character, convicted felons, gamblers, or other persons who habitually commit violations of the law." The policy excludes immediate members of the family.
Dallas police officer fired for alleged child endangerment
Dallas Police Chief Eddie García fired the officer for violating department policies.
