A former Tawas City police sergeant faces felony charges for allegedly stealing money fro… — @mlivenews

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@mlivenews's TikTok video "A former Tawas City police sergeant faces felony charges for allegedly stealing money from his department’s evidence room to repay debt he incurred on TikTok. Iosco County Prosecutor James A. Bacarella charged Branden M. Kirby, 43, on Oct. 6 with embezzlement by a public official and embezzlement by an agent or trustee. According to an affidavit authored by a Michigan State Police investigator, Kirby seized $7,220 in cash while responding to a non-criminal complaint in September 2025 and secured the money in the department’s property room. When Tawas City Police Chief Matthew Klosowski-Lorenz received an Aug. 5 court order to return the money to its owner, Kirby allegedly told the chief he had taken $1,500. Kirby told the chief he took the money because he had accumulated “a large debt” from money lost through TikTok and planned to repay it with his next paycheck, according to the affidavit. Learn more with the "read article" button above." has 75,045 views, 1,756 likes, 196 comments, 749 shares in the public metrics captured by this index. That is an engagement rate of 3.6% (likes, comments and shares over views). It was posted over two weeks ago and runs 0 seconds. It has been saved 206 times.

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The capture indexed here reports 75,045 views, 1,756 likes and 196 comments.

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It was posted on 2026-10-14, over two weeks ago.