The Ellis County Press: Update: Texas Rangers investigate $10,000 tax office theft

Update: Texas Rangers investigate $10,000 tax office theft
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Editor on 01/10/2008 00:00:00


GLEN JACKSON
_The Ellis County Press_
RED OAK - The Texas Rangers are assisting Red Oak Independent School District
police investigator's in the disappearance of $10,000 from the county's Red Oak
tax office.
ROISD PD investigator Erick Scott said his department met with Tax
Assessor-Collector John Bridges and  the Texas Rangers Monday to coordinate
efforts on the missing money, which reportedly came up missing  after two
employees left work in mid-December.
Scott said there were no signs of forced entry on the safe containing the money
or the building housing the county tax office and the Acorn Academy.
This is not the first time money from the Red Oak tax office came up missing.
A former county employee is currently serving five years in prison for her part
in embezzling auto registration fees, according to County Attorney Joe Grubbs.