Former Ivey police Chief John Richards was arrested Friday.

The arrest came after an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations into allegations that Richards, 67, had "misappropriated" property belonging to the City of Ivey, according to a GBI news release.

Richards was booked into the Baldwin County jail on charges of violation of oath by a public official and theft by conversion.

Sheriff Bittick warns Monroe Countians about a scam making its way through Georgia.

He says scammers have found a new way to take victims' money.

Read the full release from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office:

A new scam is making its way through Georgia and Sheriff John Cary Bittick is warning all citizens not to fall victim to this most recent scam.

As with most scams, the latest involves the victim turning money over to a stranger. But since most victims have learned the hard way that money shouldn’t be wired or transferred to an unknown bank account or banking institution, scammers have found a new way to take victims’ money.

Three men have been charged in connection with a pawn shop burglary and one man has been charged with burglary at four different businesses in Milledgeville.

According to Milledgeville police, three men burglarized Northside Pawn Shop around 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning.

When police arrived, one man was allegedly inside the business and a bag of electronic items was right outside a side door of the business.

They found two other suspects riding around in a Honda accord, after matching tire prints from outside the store.

According to a news release, Dartanyon Wheeler, 17, is charged with one count of burglary, John Grable, 20, and Reginald Johnson, 22, are charged with one count of burglary and giving a false name.