Vermont State Trooper resigns as investigation into missing Rolex watch continues
Stolen Rolex watch was worth $14,000
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Vermont State Police trooper who was suspended with pay while detectives investigate missing property, including a $14,000 Rolex watch, from an evidence storage room has resigned, state police have confirmed.
Trooper Giancarlo DiGenova, who has been with the state police since 2009, resigned effective Tuesday, a state police spokesman said.
Detectives are investigating possible grand larceny, possession of stolen property and other charges, according to court records. No charges have been filed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}State police announced DiGenova's suspension in late December.
VERMONT STATE POLICE TROOPER ACCUSED OF STEALING ROLEX WATCH FROM EVIDENCE STORAGE ROOM
A state trooper who was accused of stealing a $14,000 Rolex watch in Vermont has resigned.
A request for a search warrant that was approved by a judge Dec. 22 said the missing property included a Rolex wristwatch and other items seized by narcotics investigators and Burlington police on Nov. 22. DiGenova showed a Rolex to another trooper and then had a watch appraised by a Burlington jeweler, according to the search warrant request. DiGenova told investigators he'd bought the watch from a relative and returned it.
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DiGenova’s lawyer, David Sleigh, said last month that a number of troopers had access to the property room and DiGenova had been trying to buy a watch for his son's 21st birthday and he got one from a cousin that he later returned.