Man charged in theft of U-Haul truck with Biden supplies

Man charged in Detroit theft of Secret Service rental truck carrying equipment for Biden visit

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Published On: Oct 12 2012 08:46:06 AM EDT
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DETROIT -

A man has been charged in the theft of a Secret Service rental truck carrying equipment for Vice President Joe Biden's Labor Day visit to Detroit.

Forty-five-year-old Charles Rumbley of Detroit is charged in a federal criminal complaint with theft of government property. He was ordered held Thursday pending a Nov. 9 hearing.

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The Associated Press sent messages Friday to federal defenders listed on Rumbley's court file.

The agency has said the U-Haul truck stolen early Sept. 2 outside the Westin Book Cadillac hotel was found the next day in a parking lot about three miles away. Authorities say it contained $150,000 worth of metal detectors for use at the event. The Secret Service has said no weapons were on board.

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