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Gastonia trooper arrested, accused of stealing $5K in exercise equipment from YMCA
A North Carolina Highway Patrol officer based in Gastonia was arrested on Saturday afternoon for larceny.
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GASTONIA, N.C. — A North Carolina Highway Patrol officer based in Gastonia was arrested on Saturday afternoon and charged with larceny.
Jerome John Letcavage, 44, is accused of stealing weights and resistance bands from a local YMCA valued at $5,000.
He was arrested but released 15 minutes later with a written promise to appear, according to WCNC's reporting.
The YMCA gym only recently reopened on Saturday due to coronavirus restrictions put in place from the state. The larceny occurred on Sept. 2, before the gym reopened, according to WCNC's reporting.
Letcavage is still a trooper with the NC State Highway Patrol, WCNC reports.
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