FORMER OC POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH STEALING THOUSANDS IN WORKERS' COMP, FAKING DISABILITY

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FORMER OC POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH STEALING THOUSANDS IN WORKERS' COMP, FAKING DISABILITY

By David González
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 11:11PM PT
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WESTMINSTER, Calif. (KABC) -- A former Westminster police officer has been charged with pretending to be disabled -- all while dancing and drinking at a music festival, skiing, and even running a 5K.

Nicole Brown faces serious prison time for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent workers' compensation payments after telling her department she was unable to work due to an injury she suffered while on duty in March 2022. … She's accused of collecting more than $600,000 tax-free, including all medical bills.

Kimberly Edds, the public information officer for the Orange County District Attorney's Office, said, "For a police officer to engage in that kind of behavior, it's absolutely disgusting." … "She suffered a small abrasion to her head. She went to the emergency room that day," Edds said. "The doctor cleared her without any restrictions on duty. She took a couple days off after that, and then told her department that she had been diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury by a doctor who put her on temporary disability."

The DA's office launched an investigation after Brown was caught dancing and drinking at the Stagecoach country music festival.

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1. For a police officer, she sure was stupid.