Raymond K. Rau, 56, former Nyssa police chief who left to become chief in Tillamook, has been charged with theft and official misconduct in connection with evidence missing from that agency's locker.
A criminal act in which property belonging to another is taken without that person's consent. As a broad term, encompassing many forms of deceitful taking of property, including swindling, embezzlement, and false pretenses.
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