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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Police: former fire chief stole from county

The former fire chief in Arnoldsville in northeast Georgia's Oglethorpe County faces theft charges. Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents took 33-year-old Joe Siegert into custody on Monday. Authorities allege last July, Siegert pocketed $50,000 in grant money that was awarded to the town's volunteer fire department.

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