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Dennis Ray McCoy and Lisa Aldridge were arrested Sept. 19 and 20.

BROOKSIDE, Alabama - The former Brookside police chief was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on charges ranging from theft to using his official position for personal gain.

Dennis Ray McCoy, 52, is charged with three counts of ethics violations, unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle, two counts of theft and unauthorized use of a vehicle, according to court records made public today. A woman, Lisa Aldridge, is a co-defendant in the case and was indicted on charges of ethics violation, promoting prison contraband and third-degree theft.

McCoy, who was fired from the department in January, was arrested Friday. He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail and released later that day after posting $30,000 bond.

Aldridge, 38, was arrested on Thursday, and released the same day after posting $10,000, jail records show.

On the charges of using his official position for personal gain, the indictment says McCoy, while not on duty, used the security code and keys given to him as a police officer to use and gain items in the custody of the police department. He is also accused of taking money designated to buy police uniforms for various officers, taking a uniform without authorization, and taking a police vehicle and items from it after he was no longer employed with the department.

On the theft charges, court records say McCoy "gained unauthorized control" over clothing, toiletries and candy in the amount of $131.17 of two women. He also took four pair of pants, three shirts, a pair of handcuffs and $486 that belonged to the town of Brookside, according to the indictment.

The indictment didn't explain further, and Brookside police officials declined to comment pending an ongoing investigation. Aldridge, who authorities said was never a town or police employee, helped McCoy in the crimes for which he is charged. The indictment also says she provided illegal pills to a Brookside jail inmate.

The case was investigated by Brookside police and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, and the probe continues.