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GET WET COMING UP IN A FEW. MIKE: A HIGH-RANKING CINCINNATI POLICE OFFICER IS IN FEDERAL CUSTODY RIGHT NOW, COULD SPEND A DECADE BEHIND BARS AS A RESULT OF BRIBERY CHARGES ANNOUNCED TODAY. LIVE TO BREAK DOWN THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THIS POLICE CAPTAIN. JATARA: SAVARD HAS BEEN A CINCINNATI POLICE OFFICER FOR 25 YEARS, A CAPTAIN FOR THE LAST TWO AND A LIEUTENANT BEFORE THAT . NOW HE’S FACING 10 YEARS IN PRISON, AND WAS MORE CHARGES LIKELY, THE NUMBER COULD RISE. >> HIS IS A VERY TOUGH DAY FOR CPD. JATARA: CINCINNATI POLICE CHIEF ELIOT ISAAC EXPRESSING HIS DISAPPOINTMENT IN CAPTAIN MICHAEL SAVARD, A CPD VETERAN NOW SITTING BEHIND BARS ON A FEDERAL BRIBERY CHARGE. AND MORE CHARGES ARE EXPECTED. >> WE JUST CAN’T LOOK THE OTHER WAY. JATARA: CPD AND IRS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING HIM FOR MONTHS OVER CRIMES RELATED TO FINANCIAL BENEFIT. >> WHEN A HIGH MEMBER -- ESPECIALLY A HIGH-RANKING MEMBER OF OUR DEPARTMENT DEFIES THE PUBLIC TRUST AND IS ACCUSED OF THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, IT IMPACTS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. JATARA: SAVARD’S POLICE POWERS% WERE SUSPENDED IN JANUARY. BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY THE ALLEGED CRIME THAT LANDED HIM IN HANDCUFFS WAS PLANNED AND EXECUTED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. >> IN A NUTSHELL, THE BASIC ALLEGATION IS THAT SAVARD TRIED TO SHAKE DOWN A SERGEANT FOR CASH IN EXCHANGE FOR GUARANTEEING THAT SERGEANT’S PROMOTION TO LIEUTENANT THROUGH THE TIMING OF SAVARD’S RETIREMENT JATARA: SAVARD KNEW HE WAS ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION AND ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, SAID HE PLANNED TO WORK OUT A PLEA DEAL. COURT DOCUMENTS SAY HE TRIED TO RIG THE SYSTEM, ESSENTIALLY SELLING A PROMOTION, ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT WITH CASH IN HAND. >> YESTERDAY THE SERGEANT MET WITH SAVARD AND PROVIDED HIM $5,000 IN CASH IN PRE-MARKED BILLS. SAVARD ACCEPTED THAT MONEY. JATARA: THEN IMMEDIATELY ARRESTED. >> IT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. JATARA: SAVARD SPENT LAST NIGHT IN THE BUTLER COUNTY JAIL. HE WAS IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. JAIL OFFICIALS TELL ME FEDERAL AGENTS PICKED HIM UP THIS MORNING, BUT IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT FACILITY HE HAS SINCE BEEN MOVED TO READ JATARA MCGEE, WLWT NEWS 5. MIKE: SAVARD STILL HAS A JOB WITH THE CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT,

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A high-ranking Cincinnati Police Department officer has been arrested on federal charges.Capt. Michael Savard, 52, of Anderson Township, was arrested Thursday on bribery and theft charges.According to federal investigators, Savard is accused of “shaking down" a sergeant in the department for a promotion before retirement."In a nutshell, the basic allegation is that Savard tried to shake down a sergeant for cash in exchange for guaranteeing that sergeant's promotion to lieutenant through the timing of Savard's retirement," U.S. Attorney Ben Glassman said at a press conference Friday. "We just can't look the other way."Savard allegedly asked for and received $5,000 from a sergeant within the Police Department. In exchange, Savard allegedly promised to retire from the Cincinnati Police Department so that the sergeant could be promoted to the rank of lieutenant, according to an affidavit.The sergeant was next in line on a promotion eligibility list that was due to expire in June.Unless promoted prior to the expiration of the promotion eligibility list, the sergeant would have to retake a civil service promotional exam and might then lose his currently held top position on the promotion list, officials said.At the time of the alleged shakedown, authorities said Savard was already under investigation by the IRS for potential criminal offenses related to financial benefits received as a result of his employment with the Cincinnati Police Department."This is a very tough day for CPD. When a member of our department, especially a high-ranking member, defies the public trust and is accused of this type of behavior, it affects an entire organization," said Chief Eliot Isaac.It's alleged that Savard told the sergeant he was going to work out a deal to plead guilty to federal charges and was thinking of retiring in July.He allegedly told the sergeant he would retire earlier – in June, prior to the sergeant's expiration on the promotion list – if the sergeant paid Savard $5,000.Savard accepted that cash Thursday and was immediately arrested by special agents with the IRS who had been working with the Police Department.Savard is a 25-year veteran of the Cincinnati police force. He has served as a captain overseeing the Special Services Section for approximately two years and was a lieutenant for 14 years.Theft and bribery are punishable by up to 10 years in prison.