Broward sheriff's detective suspended after his grand theft arrest

FORT LAUDERDALE —
The Broward County Sheriff's Office has suspended an award-winning detective without pay after his arrest Tuesday on a grand theft charge accusing him of secretly pocketing $1,220 seized during a drug bust.

A sheriff's Internal Affairs investigation concluded that Detective Albury Augustus Burrows, 40, who has served the agency for nearly 11 years, was the only person who could have stolen money last year from a Pompano Beach apartment where marijuana plants were being grown.

Burrows was taken into custody after being summoned late Tuesday to the sheriff's Internal Affairs office, officials said. He was freed from jail early Wednesday after posting $1,000 bail.

Burrows' attorney couldn't be immediately reached for comment, despite a message left at his office Wednesday afternoon.

source:http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/fl-bso-deputy-arrested-20101027,0,1662669.story