Audit Shows $2,000 Missing From Police Department

The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register, news-register.netBYLINE: MIKE HUGHESLink to ArticleMartins Ferry, OHA state audit of the city of Martins Ferry's finances recently revealed that more than $2,000 is missing from the...

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Zionsville police chief subject of ISP probe

LIN Television Corporation, WTSHTV8, wishtv.comBYLINE: Gene Rodriguez Link to ArticleZionsville, INZIONSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - Another central Indiana law enforcement official is under investigation. But 24-Hour News 8 has lear...

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LOST IN THE SHUFFLE;

The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin), SECTION: THE CAP TIMES; Pg. 18BYLINE: By STEVEN ELBOW » The Capital Times » County, WIPOLICE HAVE THROWN OUT OR LOST EVIDENCE IN AT LEAST FOUR DANE COUNTY COLD CA...

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Former police captain sentenced

fox19.comLink to ArticleFelicity, OHBATAVIA, OH (FOX19) - A former captain with the Felicity Police Department was sentenced Monday on a tampering with evidence charge.Delmas "Gee" Pack, 42, was given two years of probation a...

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Police Chief Places Himself On Paid Leave

TheIndyChannel.com, 6 News On Your Sidehttp://www.theindychannel.com/news/25909446/detail.htmlLink to ArticleLink to VideoZionsville, INZionsville Police Chief Rick DowdenDowden's Actions Under MicroscopeZIONSVILLE, Ind. -- Z...

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Report: Evidence gone or destroyed in 4 cold cases

The Capital Times, http://www.madison.com/tct, The Associated Press State & Local WireMadison, WIA newspaper report says at least four of 10 older, unsolved murder cases being investigated by the Dane County Sheriff's Office,...

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Excise officer fired;

The Journal Gazette, journalgazette.netBYLINE: Jeff Wiehe | The Journal Gazette | Wayne INBishopnamed in evidence-room theftsFORT WAYNE – An Indiana State Excise Police officer was locked up and lost his ...

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Ex-deputy admits to theft

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH www.dispatch.comBYLINE: Randy LudlowLink to ArticleFayette County, OHA former Fayette County deputy sheriff pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing $29,903 in cash from the office's property room.Douglas Co...

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Most weapons stolen from Harvey shooting range recovered

ChicagoTribune.comBYLINE: Kristen Schorsch and Matthew Walberg, Tribune reportersLink to ArticleHarvey, ILThieves tried to bury guns in wooded area, officials sayMost of the weapons stolen from a Harvey shooting range were re...

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Longtime Muskegon Heights police official in line for chief's job

Muskegon Chronicle, mlive.comBYLINE: Eric Gaertner, Muskegon ChronicleMuskegon Heights, MIMUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- Lt. Lynne Gill, who has filled in as chief several times during his nearly 20 years working for the Police Departme...

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State Police investigating Heights police dept.

Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan), A; Pg. 1BYLINE: HEATHER LYNN PETERS AND JOHN S. HAUSMANMuskegon Heights, MIMUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- The Muskegon Heights Police Department has not properly secured evidence from hundreds of cases in ...

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Update: Pleasant Hill Officer Arrested Faces Additional Charges

Targeted News ServicePleasant Hill, IAThe Iowa Department of Public Safety issued the following news release:Today Sergeant Daniel Herbert Edwards, 42, of the Pleasant Hill Police Department turned himself in to the Division ...

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Evidence room holds key to illegal activity

St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota), SECTION: WISCONSINBYLINE: PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. The Janesville GazetteWalworth County, WIELKHORN, Wis. Detective David Fladten is Walworth County's evidence guardian.His well-protected and car...

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Pleasant Hill officer tied to drugs is fired

DesMoinesRegister.comBYLINE: JASON PULLIAM and TOM ALEX - Hill, IAA Pleasant Hill police officer suspected of stealing drugs from his department's evidence room has been fired.Sgt. Daniel Edwards, 4...

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Adams County Sheriff: Guns missing from the department

NEWSLINE 9, waow.comLink to ArticleAdams County, WIADAMS COUNTY (WAOW)--Sheriff Darrell Renner confirms that guns are missing from the Adams County Sheriff's Department.Renner declined to elaborate on how many guns were taken...

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ATF offers reward for guns stolen from Harvey police range

chicagobreakingnews.comBYLINE: Kristen Schorsch and William LeeLink to ArticleChicago, ILThe federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering up to $5,000 for information that helps police recover the r...

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State Police: Heights police probe to take longer

Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan), A; Pg. 3BYLINE: HEATHER LYNN PETERSMuskegon Heights, MIMUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- The State Police investigation of the Muskegon Heights Police Department is a "significant" case that's already require...

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Carver County Deputy Charged With Drug Possession

myFOX9.com, myfoxtwincities.comLink to ArticleCarver County, MNDaniel Kahlow BCA: Deputy entered narcotics evidence vaultCarver County Deputy Charged With Drug PossessionCHASKA, Minn. - A Carver County sheriff’s deputy has be...

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Carver County deputy charges with stealing drugs

The Associated Press State & Local Wire, STATE AND REGIONALCarver County, MNA veteran sheriff's deputy has been charged with taking drugs from the department's evidence room.Forty-seven-year-old Daniel David Kahlow was arrest...

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Winfield suspends police chief on heels of officer's arrest PUBLIC SAFETY

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), THIRD EDITION, NEWS; Pg. A2BYLINE: SHANE ANTHONY, , 636-255-7209Winfield, MOWINFIELD - The Winfield Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday night to suspend Police Chief J...

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Winfield alderman is now police chief

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), FIRST EDITION, NEWS; Pg. A2BYLINE: Joel Currier o , 636-255-7210 Winfield, MOFormer chief's suspension after arrest of officer leaves town short-staffed.WINFIELD ...

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Mold-covered kit found in Ford Heights evidence room links inmate to 2006 rape

Chicago Sun-Times, SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIREFord Heights, ILA convicted felon eligible for release next week may spend more time behind bars after a mold-covered criminal sexual assault kit from four years ago was discovered in an...

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Pot piling up in Lincoln police warehouse


Lincoln Journal Star, JournalStar.comBYLINE: ZACH PLUHACEK / Lincoln Journal StarLink to ArticleOne VideoLincoln, NEPaper lawn bags filled with mar­i­juana dry in a police prop­erty room on March 18, 2010. (ERIC GREGORY / Lin...

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Marijuana raids continue;

Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)BYLINE: ZACH PLUHACEKLincoln, NEPolice's pot stash growsMore than two dozen yard waste bags filled with drying marijuana - evidence of 11 recent raids on pot-growing houses in Lincoln - are neat...

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County, city spar over seized guns


The Journal Gazette, journalgazette.netBYLINE: Holly Abrams, The Journal Gazette, Wayne, INSheriff says parts salable; chief favors total destructionFort Wayne officials are still undecided on what to do wi...

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Confiscated guns get melted down

The Herald Palladium, heraldpalladium.comBYLINE: SCOTT AIKEN - H-P Staff Writer, , MIContributed photo Berrien County sheriff's Deputy Jason Haskins shows some of the firearms currently held by the dep...

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City police make big dent in messy pile of evidence,

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), FIRST EDITIONBYLINE: BY CHRISTINE BYERS . Louis, MOfound items Massive organizing effort began after audits found $22,000 was stolen and $33,000 could not be locat...

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Musk. Hts. PD condition 'embarrassing'

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woodtv.comBYLINE: Leon HendrixLink to ArticleOne VideoMuskegon Heights, MIThe Muskegon Heights Police Department, April 29, 2009Memos obtained by 24 Hour News 8MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. (WOOD) - In a memo, the former interim po...

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Sources: Drug money missing from evidence room

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wxyz.comBYLINE: Tom WaitLink to ArticleOne VideoHighland Park, MICity of Highland ParkCity officials are under investigationHIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (WXYZ) - Action News has learned that almost $11,000 in cash was stolen from an ...

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Felicity Police captain released on bond

fox19.comLink to ArticleLink to VideoFelicity, OHDelmas "Gee" Pack (Source: Clermont County Jail)BATAVIA, OH (FOX19) - Bond was set Friday morning for a Felicity Police captain who is facing tampering with evidence charges.Ca...

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Options weighed as Green Bay Police Department's ability to store items stretched

THE PRESS-GAZETTE, greenbaypressgazette.comBYLINE: DOUG SCHNEIDER • Bay, WIShelves are crammed full of evidence inside evidence storage room B on Thursday at the Green Bay Police Departm...

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New Mandate Means Law Enforcement Will Keep Evidence Longer, But Do They Have Room?

COLUMBUS nbc4i, Media General Communications Holdings, LLCLink to ArticleOne VideoFairfield County, OHLANCASTER, Ohio --Each day, murders, rapes, other serious crimes take place. In nearly all of those cases, evidence is coll...

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Probe of police department won't be over soon

Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan) SECTION: A; Pg. BYLINE: HEATHER LYNN PETERSMuskegon Heights, MIMUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- While authorities can't pinpoint a date, it's safe to say the ongoing investigation of the Muskegon Heights Poli...

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Officer fired in evidence mishandling

Cleveland Daily Banner, clevelandbanner.comBYLINE: DAVID DAVISCleveland, OHA city police officer was dismissed from his job Friday afternoon for what Cleveland Police Chief Wes Snyder described as a matter concerning the chai...

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Behind closed doors:

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The La Crosse Tribune, lacrossetribune.comBYLINE: ANNE JUNGEN Link to ArticleLa Crosse, WIShelves filled with evidence in the evidence room at the La Crosse Police Dept. Erik DailyHighly secure pol...

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Smith appealing dismissal from city police force

Cleveland Daily Banner, clevelandbanner.comBYLINE: DAVID DAVIS, Managing EditorLink to ArticleCleveland, OHA Cleveland police officer dismissed for mishandling evidence is appealing the decision to City Manager Janice Casteel...

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Felicity Police Captain charged with evidence tampering

fox19.comLink to ArticleFelicity, OHCaptain Delmas "Gee" Pack Clermont County JailFELICITY, OH (FOX19) - A Felicity Police Captain was arrested and charged Thursday evening for tampering with evidence by the Clermont County S...

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Felicity Police Officer Arrested

WKRC-TV - Cincinnati, local12.comLink to ArticleOne VideoFelicity, OHFelicity Police Officer Delmas Pack is accused of tampering with evidence. (Clermont County Sheriff, WKRC-TV)A Felicity Police officer, accused of tampering...

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Felicity police captain accused of tampering with evidence;

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio)BYLINE: Jennifer BakerFelicity, OHFELICITY - A veteran police captain facing up to five years in prison if he's found guilty of a drug-related charge of tampering with evidence was released from ...

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Former Cooter police officer accused of stealing from evidence room

KFVS Heartland News, kfvs12.comLink to ArticleBYLINE: Christy HendricksCooter, MOZack Martin (Source: Pemiscot Co. Sheriff's Dept.)COOTER, MO (KFVS) - A former Cooter police officer faces a stealing charge after police say he...

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Former Pleasant Hill police officer pleads guilty to drug, burglary charges

Des Moines RegisterBYLINE: REGISTER STAFF REPORTPleasant Hill, IAA former Pleasant Hill police officer who stole methamphetamine from an evidence room and crashed his squad car pleaded guilty Thursday to drug and burglary cha...

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Lincoln Heights to seek audit of troubled police department;

The Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio)BYLINE: By, Quan TruongLincoln Heights, OHLINCOLN HEIGHTS - At the urging of the police chief, the village of Lincoln Heights will be paying for a third party to come in and audit the police depa...

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Advances in DNA detailed in trial

Springfield News-Leader (Missouri), MAIN; Pg. A1BYLINE: Amos BridgesClayton, MOClayton -- Testimony in Gerald Carnahan's first-degree murder trial moved into the 21st century on Friday as witnesses were questioned about attem...

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Witness in Carnahan trial describes poor evidence handling at Christian County Sheriff's Office

Springfield News-Leader (Missouri), BREAKINGBYLINE: Amos Bridges, County, MOClayton - Defense attorneys this afternoon called several witnesses who said they didn't see Gerald Carnahan's truc...

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KC crime lab's long-ago foresight to preserve evidence has helped crack cold cases

The Kansas City Star, A; Pg. 1BYLINE: CHRISTINE VENDEL; The Kansas City StarKansas City, MOStarting in the 1970s, Kansas City crime lab workers meticulously preserved hairs on glass slides in file cabinets and stored blood an...

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Metro Gang Strike Force still in hot water

Southside Pride ,southsidepride.comBYLINE: Ed FelienLink to ArticleHennepin County, MNThe controversy surrounding the Metro Gang Strike Force (MGSF) will not go away.Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman decided there was not...

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Evidence storage expansion

Sioux City Journal, siouxcityjournal.comBYLINE: Dolly A. Butz - to ArticleSioux City, IASioux City Police Department property and evidence clerk Jeff Paulsen is shown through a secure evidence p...

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Making the move

Sioux City Journal, siouxcityjournal.comLink to ArticleSioux City, IAThe Sioux City Police Department's new evidence storage system, which is similar to those used in physicians' offices, will more than double the current cap...

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Stolen data on 3.3 million loans is found;

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), METRO EDITIONBYLINE: PAUL WALSH; STAFF WRITER, STAR TRIBUNE (Mpls.-St. Paul)Minneapolis, MNDespite publicity about the theft, the stolen data sat in a Minneapolis police evidence room for three...

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DA: 'Dozens of items are being looked at' after audit

WKBT News8000, news8000.comLa Crosse, WILa Crosse Police Dept. audit ongoing due to actions of Brian ThomsonLA CROSSE, WI - La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke says dozens of items are being looked at and some may ...

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