Gastonia police officer and twin sister charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice

CHARLOTTE — An officer with the Gastonia Police Department was arrested in Mecklenburg County this week on multiple criminal charges, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

The GPD officer was identified as Xana Dove, 26. CMPD said she was arrested Thursday evening.

Arrest warrants obtained Monday reveal she was wanted for conspiring with her twin sister, Xena Dove, to steal more than $6,000 from Wells Fargo.

CMPD said Friday that Dove is charged with two counts of obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obtain property by false pretenses, and filing a false police report.

Channel 9 is working on getting more information about what led to the charges.

Dove has been with the Gastonia Police Department for a little over a year. A post shared on X by GPD in February highlighted Dove working with the Western District Patrol and said she had been with the department for nine months.

Gastonia PD revealed she has been placed on unpaid administrative suspension while an internal investigation is done.

She was released from jail on Friday at 5:05 p.m.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

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