UPDATE | Former Warren cop to be sentenced on misdemeanor charges

WARREN — Reuben Shaw, who was fired in May from his job as a Warren Police patrolman on allegations of car theft, pleaded guilty this morning to four misdemeanor charges in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.

Shaw, 48, was originally indicted on three felonies — theft in office, grand theft and breaking and entering. He will be sentenced after the Trumbull County Adult Probation Department conducts a pre-sentence investigation.

He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of theft, dereliction of duty, falsification and criminal trespassing.

Shaw, a veteran officer, was accused of stealing a 1969 Chevrolet Nova from a garage at a home on Kenwood Drive Southeast in June 2013 and having it towed to a garage he controlled.

As part of the plea agreement, Shaw has agreed to resign from the police department, dismiss his complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and give up his certification to serve as an Ohio police officer.

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