PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A police chief convicted of stealing $714 from a stripper’s pocketbook following a chase was sentenced Friday to serve six months in prison.

Former North Providence police Chief Col. John Whiting received a five-year sentence, with six months to serve in prison and 4 ½ years of probation. He was also ordered to under anger management counseling. The sentence will not be imposed while Whiting files an appeal.