Dallas police sergeant charged with stealing department-issued guns, pawning them in Oklahoma

Thomas Michael Fry's mugshot from July 2024 arrest (Royse City Police Department)

A now-former Dallas police sergeant accused of selling stolen department-issued guns has been indicted on federal gun charges.

What we know:

52-year-old Thomas Michael Fry was formally charged last Wednesday with three counts of possession and sale of a stolen firearm.

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What they're saying:

"Police officers have a sacred duty to uphold the rule of law. Instead, this sergeant betrayed his department – and his community – by allegedly pawning stolen firearms," said Chad Meacham, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. "The U.S. Attorney’s Office will not hesitate to pursue charges against law enforcement officers who fail to live up to their oaths."

The backstory:

The Dallas Police Department first launched an investigation into Fry in October 2022.

Investigators found that the sergeant stole at least three 9mm Sig Sauer pistols from a police department substation between August 2021 and July 2022.

At the time, he was working with the Southeast Patrol Division.

Fry then pawned the stolen guns at a pawnshop, according to federal investigators. 

The officer was initially arrested in April 2024 after turning himself in to the Mesquite Police Department on three counts of theft of a firearm, a state jail felony.

A few months later in July 2024, Fry was arrested by the Royse City Police Department on a felony theft charge.

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The sergeant was placed on administrative leave while the internal affairs department investigated. 

While under investigation, Fry resigned last August, a police spokesperson told FOX 4.

What's next:

If convicted, Fry faces up to 30 years in federal prison.

The Source: Information in this article comes from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, the Dallas Police Department and previous FOX 4 coverage.

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