GA police lieutenant arrested after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from elderly person

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LAGRANGE, Ga. — A LaGrange police lieutenant has been arrested after he stole money from an elderly person, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The GBI said it arrested 43-year-old Joshua Clower after he was accused of stealing more than $7,000 from an elderly person’s checking account earlier this year.

An investigation which began in June determined that Clower used the money for his own personal use.

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Clower was booked into Troup County Jail.

Channel 2 Action News has reached out for Clower’s booking photo and to the LaGrange Police Department for a statement on his arrest.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the GBI regional investigative office in Columbus at 706-565-7888. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online.

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