Crime & Safety
Police Seek Woman Accused of Embezzling from Camp Fire Survivor
The Butte County Sheriff's office is searching for Brenda Rose Asbury, 29, accused of stealing $63,100 from an elderly Camp Fire survivor.
OROVILLE, CA — Police issued an arrest warrant Friday for 29-year-old woman accused of embezzling more than $63,000 from an elderly survivor of the Camp Fire.
The Butte County Sheriff's Office said in a news release it was seeking the whereabouts of Brenda Rose Asbury, after learning in July that she had embezzled $63,100 from a 75-year-old survivor of the fire. Asbury is accused of elder abuse, embezzlement, and grand theft.
The money was part of an insurance settlement that the survivor had received after losing a home in the fire. The deadly blaze last November killed 86 people and destroyed more than 13,900 homes.
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The sheriff's office is asking anyone with information about Asbury's location to call detective Will Brewton at 530-538-7671.
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