A Jersey City police officer has been indicted on charges he stole $600 from a city man during a stop more than a year ago.

Denzel Suitt, who joined the department in 2015, is charged with theft by unlawful taking, a third-degree offense, and official misconduct, a second-degree offense.

Authorities say that on March 25, 2018, Suitt was on duty and conducted a stop of a man who has been convicted at least nine times since 1993. According to the indictment, Suitt took $600 from the man.

After a lengthy investigation, Suitt was indicted by a grand jury in February. He was charged on Feb. 14 and he surrendered to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office on Feb. 15, HCPO spokesman Ray Worrall said.

Jersey City officials and the prosecutor’s office did not announce his arrest at the time. It was first reported by Realjerseycity.com.

Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said Suitt was initially suspended and then placed in an administrative assignment. The Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association, the union that represents the police officers, declined to comment.

Suitt was sworn in on June 5, 2015 and earns $53,000 a year, according to payroll records.