Ex-Upland Borough police chief charged with stealing more than $50K in OT he didn't work, DA says

Former Upland Borough Police Chief Michael Irey was arrested after he was paid more than $50,000 in overtime for shifts he was assigned to and didn't work, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office said Monday.Irey is now facing several charges, including obstruction of justice, theft by deception, forgery and others. He was arrested in New Jersey Monday and is awaiting his extradition back to Delaware County.The charges come after a nearly year-long investigation by the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. According to a release from the DA's office, the office's Special Investigations Unit was contacted by someone within the Upland Borough Police Department in December 2025. The person who reached out said that eight officers had filed complaints with the borough regarding Irey and his collection of overtime from shifts that he wasn't working.Then, in January, the same person contacted the DA's office's Criminal Investigations Division, saying seven anonymous reports from