The Region : Ex-Officer Admits Theft

A fired Compton police narcotics officer has pleaded guilty to grand theft in the stealing of six grams of cocaine he seized during an investigation. Theodore Brown, 39, pleaded guilty in Superior Court as part of an agreement with the district attorney’s office that guarantees that he will not be sent to state prison when he is sentenced Dec. 12. Brown will instead be placed on probation by Superior Court Judge Clarence A. Stromwall, Deputy Dist. Atty. James E. Koller said. Conditions of his probation could include time in County Jail or in an anti-drug educational program. Brown stole the six grams of cocaine, valued at $600, from a quantity of the drug he seized last June while serving a search warrant during an investigation.