Houston, Texas
A veteran Houston Police Department officer has been charged with a felony crime, accused of falsifying notes from her doctor to avoid working her patrol duties
Sonfra Kaye Shafer, 56, of Katy, posted a $2,000 bail on Monday on charges of tampering with a government record. She is a member of the Special Operations Unit.
Internal Affairs Division investigators said Shafer was avoiding her patrol duties while her colleagues were stuck working in Houston's triple-digit temperatures. She claimed injuries to her leg and was working inside an air-conditioned office called the Teleserve Unit, where officers file reports for citizens who call information in by phone.
Working such light duty details requires a note from a doctor every 90 days, and HPD investigators said Shafer altered her doctor's note from May 20 so that she could remain inside in the office job.
Internal Affairs officers said her doctor filled out a questionnaire indicating that she was now able to perform such tasks as writing tickets, conducting investigations or testifying in court. That doctor sent the form directly to HPD headquarters. Investigators said Shafer sent in the same form, but six of the doctor's answers had been changed to reflect she cannot perform those duties.
HPD said that altered doctor's note allowed her to continue being paid by taxpayers without performing the duties she was supposed to be handling.
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