An internal affairs investigation into a Pflugerville police lieutenant is underway after the city received information in mid-September, city officials said Thursday.

The investigation of Lt. Laura Wilkes, which began last week, is not for a particular issue, said city spokeswoman Terri Toledo. She said it would be inappropriate at this time to identify the scope of the investigation.

The investigation is not related to another investigation into the disappearance of an undisclosed amount of money from the Pflugerville Police Department evidence room, Toledo said.

City Manager Brandon Wade launched the internal affairs investigation, which is being led by an independent, nationally certified internal affairs investigator, Toledo said. The investigation is being supervised by the city attorney’s office, she said.

"Due to my desires to do a timely, thorough and fair investigation, the city of Pflugerville has hired an independent, nationally certified internal affairs investigator supervised by the city attorney’s office," Wade said in a statement. "Because of information regarding a lieutenant, I determined we needed an outside individual to conduct this investigation."

Wilkes has worked for the city since March 1992, and oversees the records division, Toledo said. Wilkes will continue to work during the investigation and will not be placed on leave.

The investigation does not include Laura Wilkes’ brother-in-law Daryl Wilkes, who is also a lieutenant at the Pflugerville Police Department.