NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The former police chief in New Haven, Connecticut, was arrested Friday on larceny charges following allegations he stole $85,000 from two department accounts.

Karl Jacobson, who abruptly retired from the department in January, turned himself in on an arrest warrant. He was later released on a court-set bond of $150,000, a state prosecutor said in a news release. Jacobson faces two counts of larceny related to defrauding a public community.

“An allegation of embezzlement by a police official is a serious matter and potentially undermines public confidence in the criminal justice system,” Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin said in a statement.

A message was left seeking comment with Jacobson’s attorney.

Last month, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, when announcing Jacobson’s retirement, said the former chief admitted he took money from a city fund that compensates confidential informants for helping police solve crimes.

Elicker said the former chief had acknowledged taking the funds for personal use when three of his deputies confronted him over the financial irregularities.

The mayor has called the allegations “shocking” and a “betrayal of public trust.”

Jacobson had served for three years as police chief in one of Connecticut’s largest cities, which is home to Yale University.

The state prosecutor’s office said Friday the city of New Haven first reported the embezzlement allegations on Jan. 5, which prompted an investigation by the Connecticut State Police. The probe revealed $81,500 was unaccounted for or misappropriated from the New Haven Police Department Narcotic Enforcement Fund between Jan. 1, 2024, and Jan. 5, 2026. Money from the fund is used to pay confidential informants who help in narcotics investigations.

“The defendant had access to money in that fund,” according to a news release, which said bank records showed checks associated with the fund were deposited into Jacobson’s personal checking account.

Two checks totaling $4,000 were also withdrawn from the New Haven Police Activity League Fund between Dec. 23 and Dec. 24, 2025. The prosecutor’s office said both were found in Jacobson’s personal account. Investigators said no one else at the police department was involved in the matter.

Jacobson had been with the department for 15 years before being named chief. He previously served in the East Providence Police Department in Rhode Island for nine years.

Rocky Hill’s mayor said residents in Building B can move back in as work continues on the Concierge Apartments.

Mayor Allan Smith said the order to lift the order for Building B was issued by the town’s fire marshal and building officials on Thursday.

There was also concern over asbestos in Building A, according to Smith. He said the town required the Concierge management to conduct air quality testing in buildings A, B, and C (100, 200, and 300) before residents could move back in. According to Smith, the results showed all samples were “below the Connecticut Department of Public Health re-occupancy clearance standard.”

While some residents can move back in, Smith said work continues on the required systems for buildings A and C.

Hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate all five buildings earlier in February due to burst pipes, flooding damage, and a lack of sprinkler systems.

The damage prompted an investigation by Attorney General William Tong’s office.

A police officer shot and killed a man after the man pulled a knife out on Capitol Ave. in Hartford on Thursday, police said.

Police were at an apartment building at 990 Capitol Ave. around 10 a.m., assisting the Capitol Region Mental Health Center with an evaluation. The man who was being evaluated then pulled out a knife, and at least one officer fired shots, according to Lt. Aaron Boisvert.

The man was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Boisvert said.

Two officers are being evaluated but were not injured, according to Boisvert.

Boisvert said the Office of the Inspector General, Hartford state’s attorney, Hartford Police Major Crimes Division, and Hartford Police Internal Affairs are all on the scene.

No further details were provided.