North Providence Police Chief Col. John J. Whiting, right, of North Attleboro, Mass., stands with his attorney John Harwood, left, in Providence Superior Court for a hearing April 30, 2012. (AP/The Providence Journal, Kathy Borchers, Pool)
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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Suspended North Providence Police Chief Colonel John Whiting will likely be allowed to keep his pension.
According to The Valley Breeze , Pawtucket can't legally take away the pension Whiting earned during the three decades he served on that city's police force.
He was convicted on larceny charges after stealing money from a stripper during a traffic stop in Pawtucket.
Whiting was also found guilty of trying to get a Pawtucket police officer to cover it up.
He is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
The town of North Providence is expected to fire him.
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