A former City of Dublin employee was arrested for the theft of more than $13,000 following an indictment from the Erath County Grand Jury on Oct. 7.
Dublin Police Department Chief Cameron Ray reported that Dalinda Aguilar, a former employee in the City water department, was arrested that afternoon after being indicted for Theft by a Public Servant, a third-degree felony offense.
Ray reported in a press release that the investigation began in early July after Dublin PD was notified that more than $13,000 was missing from deposits into the city’s enterprise accounts. These missing funds were reportedly related to water/sewer service payments.
“During the investigation, it was learned that an employee within the City water department had unlawfully appropriated the missing funds and used the funds for personal use,” Ray stated in the release. Ray added that the employee was immediately terminated and that the funds were recovered by officers of the Dublin PD.
The evidence taken by Dublin PD was presented to the Erath County District Attorney’s office and presented to the grand jury on Oct. 7, whereupon the grand jury issued the indictment for Aguilar.
The Erath County Grand Jury also issued the following indictments on Oct. 7:
Julia Noelle Burks, 29, possession of a substance in penalty group 1 (less than one gram), a state jail felony;
Roy Dale Clark, 48, credit card or debit card abuse, a state jail felony;
Ryan Thomas Estrada, 25, unauthorized use of a vehicle, a state jail felony; burglary of a habitation (with intent to commit assault), a second-degree felony;
Noe Frausto Juarez Jr., 29, evading arrest or detention (with a vehicle), a third-degree felony;
Jerry Dwayne Knight, 29, burglary of a building, a state jail felony;
Jonathon Bradley Patino, 25, possession of a substance in penalty group 2 (more than 400 grams), a firstdegree felony;
Patrick Ray Phillips, 25, possession of a substance in penalty group 2 (more than 400 grams), a first-degree felony;
Cody Ryn Thompson, 42, theft (less than $2,500, with two or more prior convictions), a state jail felony.