Columbia parking manager arrested after allegedly stealing coins from meters, exchanging it for paper money

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia city employee has been accused of stealing, according to a Thursday press release from the Columbia Police Department.

City Parking Manager James Faup, 39, was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of felony stealing and misdemeanor stealing, according to the release. Faup did not appear on the Boone County Jail’s online roster on Thursday afternoon and charges have not yet appeared on Casenet.

The release says CPD received a tip on Tuesday about someone wearing a Public Works uniform “who was exchanging a large amount of coins at a local business.”

Faup allegedly took coins from parking meters and exchanged them for paper money “for personal use,” the release says. Police wrote that Faup is no longer employed with the city, though he still appears on the city’s website.

A Public Works spokesman said the could not comment on an active investigation.

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