Posted: April 7, 2009 11:45 AM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Sumter County authorities say a man has been charged in connection with the theft of a Sumter City police vehicle.
The incident occurred between March and April 3, 2009, according to Sumter County authorities.
Police say after Raymond Tate stole the police car from the city shop, he took the vehicle to a wooded area off of John Cain Road in the Lynchburg part of Sumter County and stripped the vehicle so he could put the parts on his vehicle that had been wrecked.
An incidnet report states the 2001 Ford Crown Victoria had the following removed: the hood, trunk lid, front left quarter panel, left front tire, front bumper, both front lights, inside blue lights, police radio and front grill.
Some of those parts were recovered. The front grill, blue lights and the police radio are still missing.
The vehicle and contents are valued at approximately $9,400.
A warrant was served on Tate at the jail and he is awaiting a bond hearing.
The Sumter Police Department has charged Tate with grand larceny auto.
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