By RACHAEL MYERS LOWE
CHARLESTON, SC — A former Isle
of Palms police officer was arrested Tuesday and charged with misconduct in
office and breach of trust, the State Law Enforcement Division announced in a
news release.
Dawn Caldwell, 45, worked in
the evidence room at the Isle Of Palms Police Department. Between 2009 and
2013, the SLED warrant charges, Capt. Caldwell took items from the evidence
room worth more than $2,000 and pawned them at a local pawn shop. She was also
charged with pawning her department issued Glock pistol on two occasions.
The SC Law Enforcement Division
investigated the case at the request of the Isle of Palms Police Department.
Caldwell was being held at the
Charleston County Detention Center on Tuesday.