A former Country Club Village police officer has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the department’s evidence room.

33-year-old Dustin M. Kirschner of St. Joseph has been charged in Andrew County with felony stealing.

According to court documents Kirschner allegedly stole a total of $4,101 between July 10, 2007 and February 25, 2013.

Sergeant Tyson Gardner said in the statement that “On December 30, 2014, I conducted an interview with Mr. Kirschner who admitted he took an unknown amount of money from the evidence room on 12 to 25 different occasions over a period of 1 1/2 to 2 years.”

Kirschner has a court date scheduled for Tuesday, March 31.