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Orangeburg officer charged with weapons theft
Posted: 02.23.2012 at 11:26 AM
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A captain with Orangeburg's police department has been fired after being accused of taking weapons from the department's armory.
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- A captain with Orangeburg's police department has been fired after being accused of taking weapons from the department's armory.

Forty-four-year-old Harold Thad Turner of St. Matthews has been charged with one count of grand larceny.

Public Safety Department Chief Wendell Davis says an investigation found eight guns were removed from the police armory without authorization.

Davis says Turner was dismissed Wednesday.

Orangeburg County Magistrate Peggy Doremus set bond for the 18-year veteran at $10,000 and ordered him to remain in South Carolina. It was unclear whether Turner has an attorney.

The telephone at his home has been disconnected.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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