Ex-clerk charged with stealing $34,000 from Mo. city

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- The former clerk of tiny Bucklin in northcentral Missouri is accused of stealing thousands of dollars of the city's money.

Forty-four-year-old Kyra Brehm (BRIHM) of Marceline is charged with felony stealing and was issued a summons to appear in court on May 14.

Investigators say Brehm stole more than $34,000 from the Linn County city between January 2006 and February. The investigation began in mid-February when irregularities in city records were discovered.

Brehm was suspended shortly after the investigation started, and she ended up resigning in mid-March.

Brehm had worked as Bucklin City Clerk for more than six years. Fewer than 500 people live in Bucklin, about 80 miles northwest of Columbia.

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Information from: KTVO-TV, http://www.ktvotv3.com