Event: 'Cemetery Theft Arrest' Print
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Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011 At 09:00 AM
Duration: All Day
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Chief Randy Bynum
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          FORT PAYNE POLICE DEPARTMENT
200 GAULT AVENUE SOUTH,
FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA 35967
(256) 845-1414   FAX (256) 845-4445
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                                                                                                                                    Randy Bynum
                                                                                                                POLICE CHIEF
                                                                                              
   
 
April 21, 2011
Chief Randy Bynum states:
 
On Monday, April 18th, Kathy Schrader Gass, age 55 of Fort Payne, was arrested and charged with Receiving Stolen Property Third Degree. The arrest stems from a joint investigation by the Valley Head Police Department and the Fort Payne Police Department. Valley Head citizens reported the possible theft of items from a local cemetery in the Valley Head area. Tips on a vehicle description and a possible tag number lead Valley Head Police Chief Brian Phillips and Fort Payne detectives to a residence on Lookout Mountain where the stolen item was recovered. Warrants were also obtained for Theft of Property Third Degree in the Valley Head incident.
 
This arrest is a step in the right direction on trying to control local area cemetery thefts.