Phoenix officer arrested for stealing, police say

A Phoenix police sergeant resigned from the department after he was arrested Tuesday, accused of stealing an undisclosed amount of merchandise, according to a Phoenix police spokesman.

Mike Gurry, a sergeant with the Phoenix Police Department, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing from a "hobby store" in northeast Phoenix.

"He was issued a criminal citation and released," Crump said.

Gurry resigned from the department that afternoon.