Crime & Safety

$4K Stolen from Southern Poly

Ex-assistant men's basketball coach Millard Thomas Dillon faces a charge of theft by taking.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Southern Polytechnic State University assistant men's basketball coach on a charge of theft by taking.

Millard Thomas Dillon of Kennesaw allegedly took $4,021 in cash registration fees, "and did keep the fees for his own use, depriving the university of the funds," according to a Cobb County criminal warrant.

The alleged theft occurred between June 4 and July 26, records show.

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Dillon was employed at Southern Poly from July 6, 2009 until Oct. 2, 2012, school spokeswoman Diane Payne said in an email to Patch.

"We can confirm that an arrest warrant has been issued for Thomas Dillon, a former assistant men's basketball coach at SPSU on the charge of theft by taking," she wrote. "Out of respect for the judicial process and our desire to let the process proceed fairly for all parties, we will not comment on the case."

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