Sweet Home police arrested the former executive director of the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce Friday morning, May 25..
Katrina Crabtree, who separated from the chamber in March 2017, was charged with first-degree theft and four counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, all class C felonies.
“The investigation was initiated due to reported monies missing” after her dismissal from the chamber, said Det. Cyndi Pichardo.
Financial records also were missing from the chamber, she said.
Crabtree was booked, cited and released from Sweet Home Police Department because Linn County Jail was overcrowded.
The chamber eliminated the director position last year for financial reasons, Chamber President Bill Matthews said at the time.
Crabtree had been director for approximately 2½ years and involved with the chamber for about three years.
She is scheduled for arraignment at 1:15 p.m. on June 6 in Linn County Circuit Court.