City police confirmed the employee fired for the alleged theft of city funds was the personnel director. Jennifer Daddio, 55, was hired by Mayor Dorinda Borer in April after she took office last December.

The former personnel director for West Haven was charged last Wednesday with defrauding the city and forgery following an investigation. West Haven police said Jennifer Daddio, of Stratford, was taken into custody and charged with Larceny First Degree,

A former West Haven city employee has been arrested for forgery. West Haven police say they took 55-year-old Jennifer Daddio, of Stratford, into custody on Wednesday. Daddio previously worked as the City of West Haven’s Personnel Director before her termination by the Mayor.