Campus police charge Anderson man in thefts

Clemson University police arrested an Anderson man in connection with several thefts at R.M. Cooper Library on campus. Richard Todd Garrison, 41, was charged with five felony counts of financial transaction card theft and five counts of petit larceny less than $2,000. Garrison is not a Clemson student or employee. Police said items were taken from unsupervised backpacks owned by four victims and the desk of a fifth during the evening of Feb. 1 and morning of Feb. 2.  A purse, wallets with bank and ID cards and cash, an iPhone and other personal items were taken. Some of the bank cards were used at area stores. Garrison was arraigned Friday and was being held on a $35,650 surety bond.