Rockland Police Departments Criminal Investigations Division has arrested 52-year-old Brenda Carty, of Owls Head, for theft of more than $8,000 from the Class of 2018's graduation fund. According to Detective Joel Neal, parents of the 2018 graduating class decided to raise money for their children in October 2013 to offset costs of graduating class events. The only signature on the account was Carty, according to a news release from the Rockport Police Department.

Subpoenaed bank records show numerous ATM withdrawals not connected to the Class of 2018 and numerous purchases, the report said.

Class students and parents have participated in numerous fundraising events and when parents began to question Carty about the account balance Carty told them there was only $4,800 in the account, police said. The parents believed there should be much more than that in the account, the release said.

According to the bank records a total of $13,114.73 was deposited in the Class of 2018 account since October 2013. There was a total withdrawal of $13,112.13 leaving a balance of $2.60. There was a total of $4,732.92 in what is believed to be legitimate expenditures by Carty in support of the Class of 2018. There was a total of $5,930.50 in expenditures that had nothing to do with the Class of 2018 and another $2,457.71 in questionable expenditures with no receipts.

Carty was Charge with Class C Theft. Further charges may be pending, police said.