Police Department Implements New Evidence Room Procedures


Department makes changes to "ensure evidence's integrity" 6:29 PM EST Mar 05, 2015  COLCHESTER, Vt. —The $15,000 overhaul of the Colchester Police Department's was successfully implemented with the EvidenceOnQ evidence management system from FileOnQ, Inc., helping to make their evidence chamber one of the best in the state. "I mean there ...

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Where’s the Missing Money in Mahanoy City?

WNEP Newswatch 16, wnep.comBYLINE: Dave Bohman, Newswatch 16 VIDEOMahanoy City, PAMAHANOY CITY -- Newswatch 16 has learned that money is missing from the police department in Mahanoy City, money seized in a drug case.Just day...

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Attorney general handling investigation of former Old Town sergeant

Bangor Daily News, bangordailynews.com BYLINE: Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN Staff Bangor, ME Michael Hashey Michael Hashey Courtesy of Michael Hashey OLD TOWN, Maine — A former member of the city’s Police Department who resigned last ...

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Audit reports call for expanded controls on Springfield Police evidence room after alleged theft of nearly $400,000

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The Republican, MassLive LLC, masslive.comBYLINE: Peter Goonan | to Document: City review of Springfield police seized cash proceduresLink to Document: Marcum Advisory Group ReportSpringfield, MA1 / 17 R...

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Former Upper Darby cop allegedly stole thousands of pills, cash from evidence room

thePhillyVoice, phillyvoice.comBYLINE: Jon Tuleya, PhillyVoice Staff Upper Darby, PAOfficer had been department's primary evidence custodian at the timeBrad A. Ross, a former Upper Darby police officer, faces hundreds of char...

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Retired cop stole $400K from evidence room, police say

WCVB 5abc, wcvb.comKevin Burnham was on force for 43 yearsSpringfield, MASPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A retired Massachusetts police officer has been charged with stealing about $400,000 from the Springfield department's evidence roo...

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Ecstasy pills missing from Rikers safe probably won't be found, jail official says, as department probes what happened

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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, nydailynews.comBYLINE: Reuven Blau, NEW YORK DAILY NEWSEctsasy pills were discovered missing from a large safe in the back of the Otis Bantum Correctional Facility on Nov. 24. Seth Wenig/APThe missing ecs...

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Springfield pays more than $50,000 to defendants to cover missing police evidence room money

The Republican, MassLive, masslive.comBYLINE: Stephanie Barry | , MASPRINGFIELD - City officials have confirmed they have paid out more than $50,000 to criminal defendants or their attorneys to cove...

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Former Ansonia police officer to be tried in New London for evidence tampering, theft

The Day, theday.comBYLINE: Karen Florin, , CTThe case of a former Ansonia police officer charged with stealing and tampering with narcotics evidence has been transferred to the New London Judicial Di...

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Nearly $10,000 Reported Missing From Bridgeport Police Safe

CBSNewYork, newyork.cbslocal.comBYLINE: Associated PressBridgeport, CTBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — An investigation has started to determine what happened to nearly $10,000 reported missing from the Bridgeport Police D...

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DNA FINGERS 'SEX FIEND'

The New York Post, Sports+Late City Final; Pg. 20BYLINE: JAMIE SCHRAM and DAVID K. LI Manhattan, NYA career criminal - already doing time for beating an elderly Parkinson's victim in Harlem - has been linked by DNA to a bruta...

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Police pursue suspects near and far;

TELEGRAM & GAZETTE (Massachusetts), NEWS; Pg. A1BYLINE: Scott J. Croteau, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFFWorcester, MAAlabama body may hold DNA key to 3 cold casesCity detectives were in Alabama yesterday, working to exhume a body f...

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The myth of CSI;

The Boston Globe, EDITORIAL OPINION; Opinion; Pg. 15BYLINE: Douglas StarrBoston, MAIn reality, many forensic science labs are corrupt or incompetentTHE CONTROVERSY about whether the state's chief medical examiner falsified hi...

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More security after lost evidence

The Union Leader (Manchester, NH), Union Leader Corp., Pg. 02BYLINE: DAN O'BRIEN, Union Leader CorrespondentAuburn, NHAUBURN -- The police department is slated to install updated security equipment in its evidence room after ...

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Jury awards $18.5 million to man cleared by DNA

Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., cnn.comBYLINE: Laura Batchelor, CNNLink to ArticleOne VideoNew York, NYNew York (CNN) -- A man who spent nearly 22 years in prison for a crime he did not commit was awarde...

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Jury selection for former Farmington officer accused of theft scheduled for April

Foster's Daily Democrat, fosters.comBYLINE: JAKE O'DONNELL, to ArticleFarmington, NHDOVER — Jury selection for the case against a former Farmington police detective alleged to have stolen over $1,000...

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Jury selection for former Farmington officer accused of theft scheduled for April

Foster's Daily Democrat, fosters.comBYLINE: Jake O'Donnell, , NHDOVER — Jury selection for the case against a former Farmington police detective alleged to have stolen over $1,000 from the stati...

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PG officer indicted for stealing, selling guns

Capital Gazette Communications, Inc., HometownAnnapolis.comBYLINE: JOE AIELLO, Staff Writer, Capital Gazette CommunicationsLink to ArticlePrince George County, MDOne gun used in shooting of fellow officerA Prince George’s Cou...

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Evidence lost in at least 4 Dane County cold cases


Capital Times, CT The Cap Times, host.madison.comBYLINE: STEVEN ELBOW | The Capital Times | County, WIAccess to the evidence room maintained by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office is highly restricted. Thi...

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Adams Porn factor in police pension

The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), TOP STORY; NewsBYLINE: Conor Berry, Berkshire Eagle StaffAdams, MAADAMS -- A former Adams police officer indicted on multiple child pornography charges could lose his municipal...

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Two Harrisburg police officers accused of stealing guns from evidence room

The Patriot-News, PennLive LLC, pennlive.comBYLINE: MATTHEW KEMENY, The Patriot-NewsLink to ArticleHarrisburg, PAA veteran Harrisburg police officer and a retired city cop are accused of stealing firearms from the department'...

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Officers stole handguns, officials say

Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA), FINAL EDITION, LOCAL/STATE; Pg. A03BYLINE: Of the Patriot-News MATTHEW KEMENYHarrisburg, PAAs a patrol sergeant working his way through the Harrisburg police force in the early 1990s, Chief Pier...

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Ex-detective accused of stealing over $1,000 from evidence room in Farmington

Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H, STATE AND REGIONAL NEWSDistributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business NewsBYLINE: Joey Cresta, Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.Farmington, NHJune 23--FARMINGTON -- The N.H. Attorney General...

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Former Scranton detective gets up to two years in prison for theft

The Times-Tribune, STATE AND REGIONAL NEWSBYLINE: Erin L. Nissley, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Scranton, PAJuly 08--A former Scranton detective who admitted stealing more than $8,400 from a police evidence room was senten...

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Cheryl Ruth, retired Bethlehem police officer, accused of stealing $19,000 from department

lehighvalleylive.com, PennLive LLCBYLINE: JD Malone Link to ArticleBethlehem, PARetired Bethlehem police Sgt. Cheryl Ruth is accused of stealing $19,271 while she was in charge of the department's property room, a news releas...

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JC seeks source of cash stash

Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York) FRONT; Pg. A1BYLINE: STEVE REILLY, , Staff WriterJohnson City, NYOver $100,000 found in police department cabinetJOHNSON CITY - Call it the $100,000 question.That...

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100,000 Dollars Found in Police Station's Evidence Room

FOX 40 wicz.comLink to ArticleLink to VideoJohnson City, NYFor maybe as long as ten years, more than 100 thousand dollars has been sitting idly in a box in the evidence room at the Johnson City Police Station.An investigation...

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Audit: Middletown Police Improperly Handle Evidence

NORTH COUNTRY GAZETTE, northcountrygazette.orgLink to ArticleMiddletown, NYMIDDLETOWN—The police department’s property and evidence policy needs improvement because it did not require any written procedures for handling and s...

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Drugs burned before trials

Pittsburgh Pose-Gazette, post-gazette.comLink to ArticleBYLINE: Sadie Gurman, Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh, PACommunication gaps between property rooms, police and DA jeopardize casesTwice last week Pittsburgh narcotics ...

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Police Use DNA to Link Suspect to Burglary

KBOC16, wboc.comBYLINE: Kye ParsonsLink to ArticleWorcester County, MDMartino GaleazBERLIN, Md.- Police in Worcester County said Tuesday that they used DNA evidence to connect a suspect to the burglary of a Berlin business.Ma...

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DNA links glove to Bridgeton burglary suspect

NEW JERSEY ON-LINE, nj.comBYLINE: Stephen Smith, to ArticleBridgeton, NJBRIDGETON - Angel L. Alicea, 33, of Laurel Street, was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with burglary, theft, and unlawful po...

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2 Washington County police departments will disband

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, post-gazette.comBYLINE: Janice Crompton, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteLink to ArticleWashington County, PAThe Washington County district attorney's office plans to seize police evidence rooms and files this...

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Gaithersburg man accused of squirting semen from bottle on women

The Washington Post, washingtonpost.comBYLINE: Dan Morse, Washington Post Staff WriterLink to ArticleGaithersburg, MDEdwards (Courtesy Of Gaithersburg Police Department)A Gaithersburg man accused of squirting semen from a bot...

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Ex-police sergeant facing theft trial

Eastern Express Times (Pennsylvania), NEWS; Pg. B5BYLINE: JD MALONE The Express-TimesBethlehem, PASHE STOLE $19,000 from evidence room, Bethlehem cops say.A former Bethlehem police sergeant accused of stealing thousands of do...

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Lawyer: Missing exhibits solidify Latrobe man's innocence

Tribune-Review (Greensburg, PA)BYLINE: Liz ZembaFayette County, PAThe attorney for a Latrobe man convicted 24 years ago of a double homicide contends that alleged "missing" trial exhibits are further evidence his client was w...

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Bigger DNA crime database urged

TIMES UNION, timesunion.com, Hearst Communications Inc.BYLINE: CAROL DEMARE Staff WriterLink to ArticleAlbany, NYALBANY -- A criminal justice official said Thursday he is urging state prosecutors to require defendants pleadin...

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Many culprits in police scandal

Eastern Express Times (Pennsylvania), EDITORIAL; Pg. A4Bethlehem, PAYou almost wish there were a better back story to the theft case and sudden retirement of Bethlehem police Sgt. Cheryl Ruth, but the allegations surfacing th...

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Police evidence: Comprehensive inventory control is key to cracking cases

Trib Total Media, Inc, yourplum.comBYLINE: Karen Zapf, Staff WriterLink to ArticlePlum, PAPlum police learned just how important it is to properly handle evidence. A resident came to the police station in March 2002 to retrie...

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No charges arising out of missing knives case

The Citizen of Laconia, citizen.comBYLINE: BEA LEWIS, Hampton / Belknap County, NHBelknap County Attorney Jim Carroll, in reviewing an investigative report filed by the Belknap County Sheriff's Departm...

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Investigation ends, Auburn officer quits

UnionLeader.comBULINE: GRETYL MACALASTER, Union Leader CorrespondentLink to ArticleAuburn, NHFormer Auburn police Lt. David Flight is shown in this undated file photo. (NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ARCHIVES)AUBURN – A 21-year police dep...

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Man gets 36 years for stealing guns from police warehouse

Howard County Times, www.explorehoward.comBYLINE: Kellie Woodhouse, to ArticleBaltimore City, MDJudge: 'You set in motion a chain reaction that worries me'Howard County Circuit Court Judge Timothy ...

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Former Scranton detective pleads guilty for stealing drug money from evidence room

The Scranton Times Tribune, thetimes-tribune.comBYLINE: Joe McDonald, Staff WriterLink to ArticleScranton, PAA former Scranton detective accused of stealing drug money from an evidence room seven years ago pleaded guilty to t...

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DA says W. Pa. police had missing money, evidence

The Associated Press, Lebanon Daily NewsLink to ArticleLebanon, PAA prosecutor says officers at a western Pennsylvania police department should be made to take lie detector and drug tests after money and evidence was found mi...

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Police Upgrade Evidence System

www.wnep.com The News StationBYLINE: Jim HamillLink to ArticleOne VideoWilliamsport, PAPolice in have a new way of handling evidence thanks to a new system that was recently installed.Williamsport Police investigate hundreds,...

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Former chief to be sentenced for drug abuse

The Burlington Free Press (Vermont), SECTION: VERMONT; Pg. A05BYLINE: By, Sam Hemingway, Free Press Staff WriterVergennes, VTMIDDLEBURY - Former Police Chief Michael G. Lowe, facing 18 months to four years in jail on a series...

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Attorneys to seek dismissal of teens' drug charges amid Egremont police evidence incident

Berkshire Eagle, BYLINE: John Sakata, Berkshire Eagle StaffEgremont, MAEGREMONT -- Lawyers representing two teenagers facing drug charges will ask a judge next month to dismiss their cases because two Egremont officers violat...

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East Kingston police corporal resigns from department in wake of trusty case

Union Leader, unionleader.comBYLINE: JASON SCHREIBER Union Leader Correspondent Kingston, NHEAST KINGSTON — A police corporal placed on leave following a probe that began after an inmate trusty all...

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Southboro Police Dept.'s old drug evidence still hasn't been destroyed

Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp., News Telegram, telegram.comBYLINE: Shaun Sutner, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF, , MAFormer Southboro Police Sgt. Michael Crenshaw, shown in his Millville home, broug...

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Ashland police officer indicted for allegedly destroying evidence

The Boston Globe, boston.comBYLINE: Globe StaffAshland, MAAn Ashland police officer has been indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury in connection with the destruction of evidence and subsequent conduct, Middlesex district ...

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Southern Tier police officer stole $15,000 from her department's evidence room

Syracuse Media Group, The Post-Standard, syracuse.comBYLINE: By Jon Harris | , NYJennifer Speed Provided photo | State policeHornell, N.Y. -- A Southern Tier police officer stole $15,000 from her de...

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