LOUISVILLE — Two Louisville Police officers, implicated by fellow officers, were arrested Monday, charged with stealing nearly $500 from a crime scene.

        Richard L. Stephens, 43, and Daryl Wayne Brown, 29, were arrested Monday after they stole $468 in cash from a stolen vehicle recovered earlier that morning, Chief Greg Smith said.

        Officers Stephens and Brown, both with just under three years on the force, were among several officers responding to a report of a stolen vehicle at 4 a.m. in eastern Louisville, Chief Smith said.

        While searching the Chevrolet Suburban for a suspect's identification, an officer, who was not named, noticed the money in the glove compartment, and then noticed that the money was gone when the vehicle was being processed about an hour later, Chief Smith said.

        Chief Smith said two officers immediately notified their supervisor that the money was missing, and that Officers Stephens and Brown had searched the car while the officer who first noticed the money questioned a suspect. Chief Smith said either Officer Stephens or Officer Brown took the money, drove to a church parking lot and then split it with the other.

        Officer Brown was found with $243 and Officer Stephens with $225, the arrest report said.

        The two were charged with theft by unlawful taking, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct.

        “I can't even begin to imagine why you put a $40,000 a year job on the line for $468,” Chief Smith said.

        Chief Smith said criminal and internal investigations have not yielded any evidence that suggested either officer had done this type of thing in the past, but that all the arrests they made will be reviewed.

        “If it wasn't for the honesty and integrity of some of the officers on the scene, this case would not be where it is today,” Chief Smith said.

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