Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, September 14, 1993                   TAG: 9309140151
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-1   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: KATHY LOAN STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: PULASKI                                LENGTH: Medium

RESCUE CREW'S EX-CAPTAIN INDICTED IN EMBEZZLEMENT

Edward A. Campbell was indicted on 10 counts of grand larceny and nine charges of forgery.

Campbell resigned as captain in May and quit his job as a deputy with the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office on July 1.

An investigation of missing money began in May when the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors began trying to determine how the county's Life Saving Crew ended up with thousands of dollars in unpaid bills.

The supervisors became aware of the problem when the bank that handles the squad's account approached them about the situation. The supervisors advanced $15,000 to the organization to cover its debts.

The county first turned to Sheriff Ralph Dobbins' office to investigate the possible mismanagement, but Dobbins declined because Campbell was an employee.

The grand larceny indictments allege that Campbell stole money from the crew between December 1992 and April 28.

The forgery indictments allege that Campbell received money by forging the following six checks made payable to him and endorsed with the names of Tricia B. Campbell, his wife who was carrying out the duties of treasurer for the crew, and Fred Gravley, a lieutenant with the crew:

$875 on Jan. 5.

$715 on Feb. 1.

$302 on March 5.

$845 on March 23.

$3,654 on April 14.

$1,637 on April 21.

Three of the forgery indictments involve checks endorsed with the names Edward Campbell and Gravley:

$1,140 on Jan. 25 to Edward Campbell.

$400 to AT&T Credit Union on April 27.

$630 to Travelmasters, a Blacksburg travel agency, on April 28.