Former police officer Arica Hutchison was, Memphis, Tennessee convict to six months in prison plus two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft from a program that receives federal funds. The program in question was Crime Stoppers, which rewards people who provide information that leads to the arrest of a crime. According to court documents, Hutchison entered false information into department databases and listed an accomplice as an informant, after which he fraudulently obtained $18,500 from the fake tip program. Hutchison must also pay $22,000 in restitution, get a mental health evaluation and counseling, take a financial literacy course and undergo substance abuse and alcohol treatment.