Edgar Diaz | Florida Man January 10

Edgar Diaz Tries To Scam System To Give Free Uniform To His Father, Claims Father Pooped His Pants | January 10

Hialeah: West Miami police officer is out of a job after he was accused of abusing the department’s trust with taxpayers’ money for his uniform, and administrators decided that his response to a surveillance video stank. Edgar Diaz was working as a West Miami Police Department officer when he received a uniform replacement waiver from his bosses in 2018.

He alleged he had pooped in his pants when he used it at Lou’s Police & Security Equipment.

Edgar Diaz was working as a West Miami Police Department officer when he received a uniform replacement waiver from his bosses in 2018. He alleged he had pooped in his pants when he used it at Lou’s Police & Security Equipment. Investigators found store surveillance video showing that Diaz’s father walked into a changing room to try on the slacks, and he even had a store employee fit them for him.

When investigators approached Diaz with the evidence, Diaz claimed that, “Upon arrival, he soiled his clothing while flatulating, expelling liquid and solid fecal matter in his underwear.” This is why his father, and not him, was trying on the department’s pants.

There are obvious height and size differences between Diaz and his father, Pedro Diaz. The officer wears a size 10.5 shoe, but the shoes the department purchased were a size 12. There is no evidence that Diaz attempted to go to the store’s bathroom to clean himself, or that he had a sense of urgency to leave the store.

Edgar Diaz was relieved of duty and was ordered to return the items valued at $234.80. Investigators reported he returned the items with the tags still attached. The State Attorney’s Office later decided that there was insufficient evidence to support a charge of theft.

Instead of being fired, as the administration recommended, Diaz rushed to submit his resignation.