Police Officer Stays in Jail for Corruption

Apr 29, 2026, 16:39

Introduction

A judge says Police Officer Timothy Barnhardt must stay in jail. He has many crimes against him.

Main Body

Officer Barnhardt is 56 years old. He has 17 charges. He is one of eight officers in a big police investigation called Project South. Police say Barnhardt sold police uniforms. They say he took money to help illegal drug shops. He also gave secret police information to criminals. Police say he gave secret information about another officer to a man named Brian Da Costa. They think this helped a plan to kill that officer. Now, a retired judge is checking 40 police groups. He wants to see if other officers are also doing bad things. Barnhardt and five other officers do not have their jobs now.

Conclusion

Officer Barnhardt is still in jail. The judge is still looking at the police groups.

Learning

🗝️ The "Who does what" Pattern

In this story, we see a very simple way to describe people's actions using Subject + Verb + Object. This is the heart of A2 English.

Look at these examples from the text:

Police (Who) $\rightarrow$ say (does) $\rightarrow$ Barnhardt sold uniforms (what).
He (Who) $\rightarrow$ took (does) $\rightarrow$ money (what).
A judge (Who) $\rightarrow$ says (does) $\rightarrow$ he must stay in jail (what).

💡 Simple Rule for You: To tell a story in English, always start with the person, then the action, then the thing.

Example change:

Wrong: Money he took. ❌
Right: He took money. ✅

Vocabulary Boost (Everyday Words):

Charges $\rightarrow$ Official accusations of a crime.
Retired $\rightarrow$ Stopped working because of age.
Investigation $\rightarrow$ Looking for the truth about a crime.

Vocabulary Learning

police (n.)

police / law enforcement officers警察

Example:The police are on duty.

officer (n.)

officer / a person in charge官員

Example:The officer answered the call.

stay (v.)

stay / remain in a place留下

Example:He must stay in jail.

jail (n.)

jail / prison監獄

Example:The jail is closed for repairs.

judge (n.)

judge / legal official法官

Example:The judge will decide the case.

says (v.)

says / states說

Example:He says he is innocent.

must (modal)

must / have to do必須

Example:You must obey the rules.

many (adj.)

many / a large number of許多

Example:There are many cases to investigate.

crimes (n.)

crimes / illegal acts犯罪

Example:He faced many crimes.

against (prep)

against / in opposition to反對

Example:He is against the new law.

has (v.)

has / owns有

Example:He has a record of offenses.

years (n.)

years / time periods年

Example:He is 56 years old.

old (adj.)

old / aged老

Example:He is an old officer.

charges (n.)

charges / accusations指控

Example:He has 17 charges.

one (num)

one / single一個

Example:He is one of eight officers.

of (prep)

of / belonging to的

Example:He is one of eight officers.

in (prep)

in / inside在

Example:He is in jail.

big (adj.)

big / large大

Example:It is a big investigation.

investigation (n.)

investigation / inquiry調查

Example:The investigation is ongoing.

called (v.)

called / named被稱為

Example:It is called Project South.

project (n.)

project / plan專案

Example:The project is large.

south (adj.)

south / southern direction南

Example:The project is in the south.

sold (v.)

sold / sold for money賣

Example:He sold uniforms.

uniforms (n.)

uniforms / work clothes制服

Example:The police uniforms were sold.

took (v.)

took / took possession of取

Example:He took money.

money (n.)

money / cash錢

Example:He took money.

help (v.)

help / assist幫助

Example:He helped drug shops.

illegal (adj.)

illegal / unlawful非法

Example:The shops are illegal.

drug (n.)

drug / medicine or illegal substance藥物

Example:He helped drug shops.

shops (n.)

shops / stores店

Example:The drug shops are illegal.

also (adv.)

also / too也

Example:He also gave information.

gave (v.)

gave / gave to給

Example:He gave secret information.

secret (adj.)

secret / hidden秘密

Example:He gave secret information.

information (n.)

information / facts資訊

Example:He gave secret information.

criminals (n.)

criminals / lawbreakers犯罪分子

Example:He gave information to criminals.

another (det)

another / one more另一個

Example:He gave information about another officer.

man (n.)

man / adult male男人

Example:He gave information to a man.

named (v.)

named / called被稱為

Example:The man is named Brian.

think (v.)

think / believe想

Example:They think it helped the plan.

helped (v.)

helped / assisted幫助

Example:It helped the plan.

plan (n.)

plan / scheme計畫

Example:The plan was to kill.

kill (v.)

kill / end life殺死

Example:The plan was to kill.

other (det)

other / different其他

Example:He is one of other officers.

retired (adj.)

retired / no longer working退休

Example:The judge is retired.

checking (v.)

checking / examining檢查

Example:He is checking groups.

groups (n.)

groups / teams群組

Example:He is checking groups.

wants (v.)

wants / desires想要

Example:He wants to see.

see (v.)

see / look at看

Example:He wants to see.

doing (v.)

doing / performing做

Example:The officers are doing bad things.

bad (adj.)

bad / not good壞

Example:They do bad things.

things (n.)

things / objects事物

Example:They do bad things.

do (v.)

do / perform做

Example:They do bad things.

not (adv.)

not / opposite of yes不是

Example:They do not have jobs.

have (v.)

have / own有

Example:They do not have jobs.

their (pron)

their / belonging to them他們的

Example:Their jobs are gone.

jobs (n.)

jobs / positions工作

Example:Their jobs are gone.

now (adv.)

now / present time現在

Example:They do not have jobs now.

still (adv.)

still / still仍然

Example:He is still in jail.

looking (v.)

looking / observing看

Example:The judge is still looking.