Patterson woman charged with stealing from St. Mary Parish schools

CENTERVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- A Patterson woman has been arrested and is accused of stealing from the St. Mary Parish school board, authorities said.

Dinah Dru Richard, 31, of Patterson, was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with forgery, theft over $5,000 and malfeasance in office.

St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office detectives were dispatched Dec. 11 to a theft complaint at the St. Mary Parish School Board Office in Centerville.

Detectives said the school board credit...