Police repaying missing money

The News Herald (Panama City, Florida), STATE AND REGIONAL NEWSBYLINE: Andrew Gant, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.Lynn Haven, FLMay 31 -- LYNN HAVEN -- A man cleared of a 2008 cocaine charge is being reimbursed for the ca...

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Weston Police Department Property Room Investigation Shows Discrepancies For Case Evidences

Thaindian News, thaindian.comBYLINE: Ranjan BhaduriLink to ArticleWeston, FLWeston Police DepartmentWeston, June 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Weston Police Department’s Property room witnessed an investigation which depicted many case...

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Local Officers Charged With Official Misconduct

Orlando News, wesh.comLink to ArticleBunnell, FL2 Officers Did Not Follow Towing RotationBUNNELL, Fla. -- Two local police officers have been arrested and charged with official misconduct.Husband and wife, Lt. John Murray, 47...

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Columbia County Sheriff's Office Employee Arrested after Embezzlement Investigation

First Coast News, firstcoastnews.comLink to ArticleColumbia County, FLCOLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- It took nearly six years to track down, but a grand jury said it knows what happened to more than $100,000 cash that disappeared f...

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Death in the evidence room

Virgin Islands Daily News, virginislandsdailynews.comBYLINE: DANIEL SHEA, Daily News StaffLink to ArticleSt. Croix, Virgin IslandsST. CROIX — Everything that happens in the V.I. Police Department’s new state-of-the-art eviden...

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Ex-sheriff's employee jailed for drug thefts

The St. Augustine Record, staugustine.comBYLINE: RICHARD PRIORLink to ArticleEx-sheriff's employee jailed for drug theftsPosted: April 16, 2010 - 12:12amSt. Johns County, FLA former evidence custodian at the St. Johns County ...

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Lost treasures

Ocala.com, www.ocala.comBYLINE: Austin L. Miller, Staff writerLink to ArticleOcala, Marion County, FLSue Livoti, property room manager for the Marion County Sheriff\'s Office, displays a wedding dress and other items turned i...

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Pinellas jail clerk stole prescription drugs from inmates

Tampa Bay Times, tampabay.comBYLINE: Weston Phippen, Times Staff WriterPinellas County, FLPinellas County sheriff's deputies arrested a property clerk who worked at the jail, accusing him of taking prescription pills from inm...

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Thousands in cash missing from Sweetwater police evidence room

Miami Herald Media Co., Miami Herald, miamiherald.comBYLINE: Melissa Sanchez, to ArticleSweetwater, FLNew Police Chief, Jesus 'Jessie' Menocal, left, shakes hands Mayor Jose M. Diaz during a pre...

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Sunrise PD Arrests Employee For Alleged Theft Of Drug Evidence

CBS Miami, Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc., miami.cbslocal.comSunrise, FLSunrise PD arrested Norma Currlin and charged her with six counts of felony theft for allegedly taking narcotics from evidence. (Source: Sunri...

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Investigators probe cash missing from Hollywood Police Department’s evidence room

The Miami Herald, miamiherald.comBYLINE: JULIE K. BROWN, CARLI TEPROFF AND MELISSA SANCHEZ, , FLNevins in '94 copy / Hollywood Police DepartmentBroward County and state law enforcement authoriti...

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Carolina Public Press: New Asheville police evidence manager sizes up ‘huge undertaking’

Carolina Public Press, mountainx.comBYLINE: Jon EllistonTim Scapin Performance ReviewsAsheville, FLWritten by Jon Elliston on June 19, 2013 in APD Evidence-Room Audit, Buncombe, Crime and Justice, Documents, Information, Spec...

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FDLE: Ormond evidence tech cleared in theft

The Daytona Beach Jews Journal, news-journalonline.comBYLINE: Chris Graham, STAFF WRITERLink to ArticleOrmond Beach, FLORMOND BEACH — State investigators have dropped their investigation into allegations of mismanagement and ...

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Probe into theft of 1,400 Oxycodone pills from Palm Beach County Clerk’s evidence room ends with no arrests

The Palm Beach Post, palmbeachpost.comBYLINE: Daphne Duret, Palm Beach Post Staff WriterLink to ArticlePalm Beach County, FLProsecutors have closed an investigation into the theft of pain pills from the Palm Beach County Cler...

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Cops: Former Davenport police employee stole gun from department

Orlando Sentinel, orlandosentinel.comBYLINE: Susan Jacobson, Orlando SentinelLink to ArticleDavenport, FLA former Davenport police evidence custodian was arrested Friday after investigators said she stole a gun from the agenc...

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Former ASO evidence tech acquitted of theft charge

The Gainesville Sun, gainesville.comBYLINE: Chad Smith Staff writerLink to ArticleAlachua County, FLCharles Smith listens to testimony during his trial at the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center Thursday. He was found not ...

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UPDATE: Airport police chief resigns, arrested


Freedom Communications, News Herald, newsherald.comBYLINE: CHRIS SEGAL / News Herald WriterLink to ArticleBay County, FLTony WalkerFormer deputy faces gun theft chargesWEST BAY — The former airport police chief was arrested a...

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Ex-West Melbourne police chief sues city over termination

Cox Media Group, WFTV 9, wftv.comLink to ArticleWest Melbourne, FLWEST MELBOURNE, Fla. —The former West Melbourne police chief is suing the city and several council members over his firing last week.The council voted 5-2 to t...

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Sheriff's Office beefs up security for evidence room

The Gainesville Sun, gainesville.comBYLINE: Chad Smith, Staff writer, to ArticleAlachua County, FLAlachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell is shown next to a new, reenforced firearms locker during a t...

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Sheriff's Office evidence could be tainted

The Gainesville Sun, gainesville.comBYLINE: Chad Smith, Staff writerLink to ArticleAlachua County, FLEvidence from a 2010 drug bust at the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. gainesville.comCharles Allen Smith, the former eviden...

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Editorial: Breach at ASO

The Gainesville Sun, gainesville.comBYLINE: Link to ArticleAlachua County, FLWho has been watching the watchers in the Alachua County Sheriff's Office evidence room?It's disturbing that the question even has to be asked. Ther...

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Sheriff’s Office clerk resigns after grand theft arrest

Bradenton Hearld, bradenton.comBYLINE: LAURA C. MOREL — to ArticleManatee County, FLMANATEE - A Manatee County Sheriff’s Office property clerk resigned late last month after he was arrested for taking...

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Lyons: Police evidence room report raises questions

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, heraldtribune.comBYLINE: Tom LyonsLink to ArticleSarasota, FLA local attorney called last week to say he had a newsworthy report in hand, but didn't want to say where he got it, and wanted to rema...

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Boynton Beach police evidence hard to find in tight space

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The Palm Beach Post, palmbeachpost.comBYLINE: Eliot Kleinberg, Palm Beach Post Staff WriterLink to ArticleBoynton Beach, FLEvidence Detective Daniel Cline looks for an item inside the evidence room at the Boynton Beach Police...

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Fired ex-Bunnell cop denies drug charges

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The Daytona Beach News-Journal, news-journalonline.com/BYLINE: FRANK FERNANDEZ, Staff writer, to ArticleBunnell, FLBUNNELL -- Former Bunnell police Lt. John Murray denied he took some marijua...

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State investigates problems in Ormond police evidence room

The Daytona Beach News-Journal, news-journalonline.comBYLINE: LYDA LONGA, Staff writer, Beach, FLCorey FontanaFor more than two decades, Ormond Beach police's evidence unit was fraught with so m...

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Former Flagler deputy who swapped napkins for cash gets plea deal

The Daytona Beach News-Journal, news-journalonline.comBYLINE: FRANK FERNANDEZ, Staff writer: Link to ArticleFlagler County, FLKoenigBUNNELL -- Former Flagler County Sheriff's Deputy Matthew Koeni...

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Spartanburg County businessman Lanford sentenced to more than 4 years

GoUpState.com, goupstate.comBYLINE: Jenny Arnold, to ArticleWoodruff, SCA federal judge turned down a real estate developer's request for a lighter sentence on drug conspiracy charges based on his ...

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Former Flagler deputy who swapped napkins for cash gets plea deal

The Daytona Beach News-Journal, news-journalonline.comBYLINE: FRANK FERNANDEZ, Staff writer: Link to ArticleFlagler County, FLKoenigBUNNELL -- Former Flagler County Sheriff's Deputy Matthew Koeni...

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First ever DNA profile of Ted Bundy could close unsolved murder cases

NEWS CHANNEL 7, wjhg.comBYLINE: Meredith TerHaar, to ArticlePanama City, FLPanama City - Twenty-two years after his execution, the FBI now has a DNA profile for serial killer Ted Bundy. A lab tec...

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Evidence in criminal cases requires extra care

News Herald, newsherald.comBYLINE: CHRIS SEGAL / News Herald WriterLink to ArticleBay County, FLBay County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Investigator Chris Reynolds takes fingerprints from a piece of paper in Lynn Haven Wednes...

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In Manatee, a turf battle over evidence

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Bradenton.com, bradenton.comBYLINE: LEE WILLIAMS - to ArticleManatee, FLSheriff, administrator at odds over where to house MSO’s ever-growing pile of physical evidence, propertyMANATEE -- For more ...

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FDLE: Guns and drugs missing from Windermere Police Department

Orlando Sentinel, orlandosentinel.comBYLINE: Henry Pierson Curtis, Orlando SentinelWindermere, FLPhoto of the Windermere evidence room. Windermere Police Department, Windermere Police Department / March 22, 2011Evidence locke...

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Flagler Co. Deputy Accused Of Grand Theft

Jacksonville News, news4jax.comFlagler County, FLFLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. -- A Flagler County Sheriff's deputy was arrested Wednesday afternoon on charges of grand theft and official misconduct in connection with missing funds fr...

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Skull won't reveal secrets

The Bradenton Herald (Florida)BYLINE: RICHARD DYMOND; , FLBRADENTON -- As cameras clicked inches from it and questions reverberated all around it, the mysterious human skull discovered at the Bra...

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OFFICIALS: DEPUTY SWIPED SEIZED CASH,

Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), Online EditionBYLINE: Barbara Hijek Flagler County, FLSWAPPED WITH PAPER TOWELSFlagler County Sheriff's Deputy Matthew Koenig, 40, was arrested Wednesday, accused of stealing thousands...

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Former cop faces felony charges

Pinellas Park Beacon, tbnweekly.comBYLINE: JULIANA A. TORRESLink to ArticlePinellas Park, FLBradley SerataPINELLAS PARK – Former Pinellas Park police Officer Bradley Serata stood on the opposite end of a mug shot photo at the...

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Missing evidence stirs accusations

My FOX Tampa Bay, myfoxtampabay.comBYLINE: Doug Smith, FOX 13 Investigative reporterLink to ArticleDownload VideoManatee County, FLBRADENTON - The news came as a shock and embarrassment: the Manatee County Sheriff's Office ha...

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Department Money Given To Ex-Police Chief

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WFTV, wftv.comAudit ReportFruitland Park, FLAudit Finds Drugs, Money Missing From Police DepartmentLAKE COUNTY, Fla. -- A new audit from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office reveals many issues inside the Fruitland Park Police De...

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Missing evidence halts man's trial;

Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville), SECTION: Pg. A-1BYLINE: Teresa StepzinskiCamden County, FLT-shirt murder suspect had on at time of his arrest was seized, but appears goneWOODBINE - A judge abruptly recessed Larry Nathanie...

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Bunnell Police Miscues Helping To Lessen Case Against Ex-Cops John and Lisa Murray

News-Journal, FlaglerLive, flaglerlive.comLink to ArticleBunnell, FLThe case pits ex-cops Lisa and John Murrays against Bunnell Police Chief Arthur Jones, center.Shoddy and inexplicable police work, a running theme through a ...

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Ex-Spartanburg County official sentenced for drugs

The Associated Press State & Local Wire, STATE AND REGIONALApril 20, 2011Spartanburg County, SCA former Spartanburg County magistrate has been sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison for his role in a drug scandal th...

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Files: Ex-chief upset, angry over arrest

Orlando Sentinel (Florida), LOCAL & BUSINESS; FLORIDA; Windermere scandal; Pg. B1BYLINE: Henry Pierson Curtis, staff writerWindermere, FLFormer Windermere police Chief Daniel Saylor reacted with dismay and anger at his arrest...

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DNA Match Leads to Arrest for 12 Auto Burglaries, Vandalism

Multimedia Holdings Corporation, First Coast News, firstcoastnews.comLink to ArticleSt. Augustine, FLChristopher Charles Craft-Mitchell ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Police investigating 15 automobile burglaries in one day have trac...

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Florida Department of Law Enforcement Rearrests Joseph Graves for 41 Additional Counts of Drug Trafficking

WTVY-TV, wtvy.comPensacola, FLPENSACOLA, Fla. – Inspectors with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement rearrested former FDLE Pensacola crime laboratory chemist Joseph Graves on additional charges of drug trafficking Wedne...

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Exclusive: Evidence Stolen In Officer Road Rage Investigation

CBS Miami, CBS4 News, miami.cbslocal.comBYLINE: Gaby Fleischman, CBS MiamiOne VideoMiami-Dade County, FLMIAMI (CBSMiami) — A search warrant has emerged, shedding new details into a road rage incident involving a Miami-Dade Po...

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BSO: Deputy Stole Drugs From Dead Man, Lied About It

CBS Miami, miami.cbslocal.comBYLINE: Carey CoddBroward County, FLBroward Sheriff’s OfficeFORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) — Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Eduardo Mesa is facing several felony charges — including grand theft and armed tr...

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Former Darien police lieutenant charged in theft of narcotics from evidence storage

Florida Times-Union, jacksonville.comBYLINE: Terry DicksonDarien, GANicholas "Nick" O. Roundtree charged with theft of more than $1,500 in drugsFormer Darien police lieutenant Nicholas "Nick" O. Roundtree who is charged with ...

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Sebastian police officer arrested on drug-related charges

Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group, tcpalm.comBYLINE: Elliott JonesSebastian, FLWilliam GrimmichSEBASTIAN — Police arrested one of its veteran sergeants on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and tampering with evidence, a ...

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Atlantic Beach police chief resigns under criminal investigation

St. Augustine Record, staugustine.comBYLINE: DEREK GILLIAM, Beach, FLAtlantic Beach Police Chief Michael Classey resigned Tuesday after being suspended Friday because of an active crimin...

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