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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Hornell Officer Charged in Evidence Room Theft

WENY ABC|CBS|CW2, weny.comBYLINE: Renata StiehlHornell, NYHORNELL, NY (WENY) -- A Hornell Police Officer is in jail, after an investigation into missing funds from the department's evidence room.Thirty-nine year old Jennifer ...

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Probe: Police 'negligent'

The Sun Chronicle, thesunchronicle.comBYLINE: GEORGE W. RHODES SUN CHRONICLE STAFFAttleboro, MA ATTLEBORO - A year-long probe into the theft of drugs from the police evidence locker came up empty, but an investigator slammed ...

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Inmate left alone at East Kingston police station stole heroin,

Union Leader, unionleader.comBYLINE: Jason Schreiber, Union Leader CorrespondentEast Kingston, NHbroke into locker containing gun, drove police cruiser say officialsJarred Brisbois is suspected of breaking into the police dep...

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Evidence destroyed in Stamford woman's drunk-driving case

The Hearst Corporation, Darien News, dariennewsonline.comBYLINE: John NickersonStamford, CTSTAMFORD -- A judge has been asked to drop felony charges against a city woman who allegedly killed two men while driving drunk on Int...

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Outside firm to probe police handling of East Kingston trusty program

Union Leader, unionleader.comBYLINE: JASON SCHREIBER Union Leader Correspondent, Kingston, NHEAST KINGSTON — The town will have an outside agency conduct an internal investigation after an inmate t...

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Police dept. evidence room break-in investigated

WMUR-TV, Associated Press, seacoastonline.comEast Kingston, NHEAST KINGSTON (AP) — The police chief and a corporal in East Kingston are on paid administrative leave as the state attorney general's office investigates concerns...

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Ludlow police lieutenant arrested for drug possession, stealing evidence

LIN Television Corporation, WWLP-22News, wwlp.comBYLINE: Matt Caron & Anthony FayLudlow, MALt. Thomas Foye to be arraigned in courtLUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) - A Ludlow police lieutenant has been arrested; accused of cocaine posses...

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Port Chester police probe missing cash, drugs,

The Journal News, lohud.comBYLINE: Will DavidPort Chester, NYtrustee says: "Evidence theft occurred in July."PORT CHESTER — An internal investigation is underway after money and drugs went missing from the Port Chester Police...

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Ansonia officer under investigation

Connecticut Post, ctpost.comBYLINE: Michael P. Mayko, , CTANSONIA -- A city police officer is under investigation for the possible mishandling or theft of painkillers seized in local drug arrests and k...

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South Portland Police promoting gun safety


Current Publishing, keepmecurrent.comBYLINE: Duke Harrington, South Portland, MERobert Scarpelli and Jesse Peasley: South Portland police officers Robert Scarpelli, left, and Jesse Peasley show t...

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Owners paid after New Hartford police mistakenly destroy evidence

The Observer-Dispatch, uticaod.comBYLINE: ROCCO LaDUCA, Observer-DispatchNew Hartford, NYNEW HARTFORD — The New Hartford police have taken steps to better keep track of evidence after several items of stolen property were mis...

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Officer Pleads Guilty

The Post-Journal, post-journal.comBYLINE: Michael Rukavina (), The Post-Journal Jamestown, NYCity Detective Pleads Guilty In Evidence Tampering CaseA 14-year veteran of the City of Jamestown Police D...

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Union: Drugs missing from Southampton Police Department

Newsday, newsday.comBYLINE: DAVID M. SCHWARTZ, , NYSouthampton Town Police Department in Hampton Bays. (May 17, 2012) Photo credit: Randee DaddonaCrack, marijuana, prescription painkillers...

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EXCLUSIVE: NYPD loses even more evidence in high-profile stolen motorcycles case

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, nydailynews.comBYLINE: Shayna Jacobs / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, York, NYThe NYPD's Auto Crimes Division and Technical Assistance Response Unit deleted video surveillance and failed ...

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Police Recover Gun Stolen From Chelsea District Court Evidence Locker

CBS Local Media, cbslocal.comChelsea, MAChelsea Trial Court (File Image)BOSTON (CBS) — A gun believed to have been stolen from an evidence locker at Chelsea District Court in 2011, has been recovered.Two Everett men and an Ev...

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Defense attorney: Ex - Pa. judge cooperating with investigators in cocaine evidence theft case

The Republic, therepublic.comBYLINE: JOE MANDAK Associated PressWashington, PAFormer Washington County Judge Paul Pozonsky heads into Washington County Court in Washington, Pa. on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Online court records ...

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Pennsylvania lacks uniform rules for control of evidence

Trib Total Media, Inc., triblive.comBYLINE: Bobby Kerlik, County, PAPennsylvania's judiciary lacks uniform rules on how judges deal with evidence in criminal cases — a problem, legal experts said...

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Southboro's cache of seized drugs stretches back to 1992


BYLINE: Shaun Sutner TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF, to ArticleSouthboro, MAWATCHDOGSouthboro Police Chief Jane Moran says she has been directed by town officials to defer to a lawyer for the town on all ma...

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Police search for missing $15,000 from Brockway case

The Evening Tribune, eveningtribune.comBYLINE: Neal SimonHornell, NYHornell, N.Y. — Mayor Shawn Hogan told The Evening Tribune Wednesday that the Hornell Police Department is searching for $15,000 in single denomination bills...

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Ex-officer indicted for theft

Union Leader Corp., unionleader.comBYLINE: JAMES A. KIMBLE, Union Leader CorrespondentLink to ArticleAuburn, NHNovember 09. 2012 9:21PMBRENTWOOD - Auburn police stumbled upon a theft allegedly committed by one of their own ea...

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Bridgeville Police Officer Charged With Theft

Delmarva Broadcasting Company, Delaware 105.9, delaware1059.comBYLINE: Richard Deaver Jr. Link to ArticleBridgeville, DEThe Attorney General's Office announced today that an investigation into currency missing from the Bridge...

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Junkie NYPD officer Nicholas Mina pleads guilty to stealing guns from station, selling them to dealer

NY Daily News, nydailynews.comBYLINE: Janon Fisher / NEW YORK DAILY NEWSLink to ArticleEast Village, NYMina was so deep in debt to his drug dealer that he stole 4 loaded weapons and a bulletproof vest to support habitHe's tra...

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Police Say Storm Damaged Evidence

The New York Times Company, cityroom.blogs.nytimes.comBYLINE: JOSEPH GOLDSTEINLink to ArticleBrooklyn, NYPolice Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said Tuesday that facilities used for storing evidence in criminal cases suffered f...

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Ex detective faces misconduct charge

LIN Television Corporation, WIVB 4, wivb.comBYLINE: Emily Lenihan Link to ArticleJamestown, NYDet. resigns in tampering investigationJAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) - A veteran Jamestown police detective, who resigned in the wake of a...

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Former Montco cop jailed for using informants to buy drugs

The Mercury, pottsmerc.comBYLINE: Carl Hessler Jr., to ArticleHatboro, PANORRISTOWN – A former Hatboro detective is headed to jail, finding himself on the other end of the law for stealing cash and ...

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Trooper charged with stealing $3,700 from dying man was captured on dash camera

Hearst Communications Inc., Connecticut Post, ctpost.comBYLINE: Daniel Tepfer, , CTAaron Huntsman, a state trooper, was arrested after police said he took a chain and cash from the dead victim of a...

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Ex-Hatboro officer pleads guilty to stealing evidence

Philly.com, philly.comBYLINE: Bonnie L. Cook, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERLink to ArticleHatboro, PAA former detective sergeant in the Hatboro Police Department on Tuesday pleaded guilty to stealing firearms, cash, and narcotics fro...

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Police get DNA grant to help solve cold cases

Worcester Telegram & Gazette, telegram.comBYLINE: Scott J. Croteau TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF, to ArticleWorcester, MAWORCESTER — A federal grant for about $230,000 will help the Police Department pay ...

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Eye-opening visit to city’s Gun Room reveals scope of problem


BYLINE: SANDRA SHEA, DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORLink to ArticlePhiladelphia, PASo many guns get confiscated that City Hall's evidence room can't hold them all; three other locations also store guns. em>(David Miailetti/D...

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Sullivan deputy charged with stealing pills from evidence locker

Times Herald-Record, recordonline.comBYLINE: Victor Whitman, Times Herald-RecordLink to ArticleSullivan County, NYMONTICELLO - A veteran Sullivan County sheriff’s deputy was charged with a felony Wednesday after an internal a...

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DA: Detective Stole, Used Prescriptions Drugs Stored In Evidence

WKBW News, wkbw.comBYLINE: Rachel ElzufonLink to ArticleOne VideoJamestown, NYJAMESTOWN, NY (WKBW) - Accusations against a Jamestown police detective have cast doubt on hundreds of cases.Now, investigators must be prepared to...

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Berwick officer charged in drug evidence thefts

The Citizens' Voice, citizensvoice.comBYLINE: Link to ArticleBerwick, PAA former Berwick police officer regularly raided the department's evidence room to feed a heroin addiction, swiping hypodermic needles and hundreds of pa...

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Co-workers: We worried about Mass. chemist's work


The Associated Press, Yahoo! - ABC News Network, yahoo.comBYLINE: BRIDGET MURPHY | Associated PressLink to ArticleBoston, MADavid Meier, right, special consul to the Governor appointed to lead the review of drug convictions w...

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Lip balm DNA test linked to NH burglary suspects

Boston.comLink to ArticleFarmington, NHPolice in Farmington, N.H., say DNA testing on a burglary victim’s lip balm has led to arrest warrants issued for two suspects in the break-in.A search warrant conducted at one suspect’s...

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Ret. East Haven Detective Charged with Stealing from Evidence Locker

Shore Publishing, The Courier, The Day Publishing Company, theday.comBYLINE: Courier StaffLink to ArticleEast Haven, CTRetired East Haven Police detective Michael D'Amato was profiled by the Courier in 2006 for his extensive ...

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RI police dispatcher charged with stealing $8K

The Boston Globe, boston.comBYLINE: The Associated PressLink to ArticleWest Greenwich, RIWEST GREENWICH, R.I.—A Rhode Island police dispatcher has been charged with stealing $8,000 from an evidence room by climbing through a ...

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Ex Hatboro cop surrenders on charges of abusing his position to get drugs


Calkins Media, Inc., phillyburbs.comBYLINE: Matt Coughlin Staff Writer, to ArticleHatboro, PABecker prelim: Former Hatboro policeman, John Becker, 42,(center) is led out of District Court in Hatb...

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Suffield Officer Arrested, Fired After Missing Evidence Probe, Chief Says

Hartford Courant, courant.comBYLINE: ANTHONY DILORENZO, FOX CTLink to ArticleSuffield, CTJeremy C. DePietro (Town of Suffield / May 18, 2012) SUFFIELD —— A veteran police officer who was arrested last wee...

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Officer's alleged theft spree fleshed out

Trib Total Media, Inc., Trib Live | News, triblive.comBYLINE: Paul Peirce, Tribune-ReviewLink to ArticleBraddock, PAA Braddock police officer used a credit card he lifted from a suspected john during a prostitution sting to t...

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Sergeant's suit charges Bergen County police with misconduct

The Record, North Jersey Media Group Inc., northjersey.comBYLINE: JAMES QUIRK STAFF WRITER, The Record, to ArticleBergen County, NJA sergeant with the Bergen County Police Department has filed a $3 m...

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Missing evidence at drug depository spurs BPD probe

Boston Herald and Herald Media, bostonherald.comBYLINE: O’Ryan Johnson, to ArticleBoston, MAAn internal police investigation was launched into how evidence has gone missing from the Boston P...

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West Mifflin ex-police chief to be sentenced for federal crimes

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, post-gazette.comBYLINE: Jan Ackerman / Pittsburgh Post-GazetteLink to ArticleMifflin, PAWest Mifflin's former police chief is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court for drug convictions and obstru...

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Piscataway Police Officer Admits Drug Theft

WWW.NJTODAY.NET, njtoday.netBYLINE: Link to ArticlePiscataway, NJNEW BRUNSWICK — A Piscataway police officer today admitted stealing an undetermined amount of cocaine while working as the department’s evidence officer, Middle...

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At Embattled State Crime Lab, Limits On Evidence Set

The Hartford Courant, courant.comBYLINE: JOSH KOVNER, to ArticleHartford, CTThe expert panel wrestling with a huge backlog of untested DNA cases at the state crime lab has for the first time set limits...

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Wolfeboro police officer convicted of drug theft

NewHampshireLakesAndMountains.com, newhampshirelakesandmountains.comBYLINE: Elissa PaquetteLink to ArticleWolfeboro, NHROGER MARTEL in the booking photo from the Carroll County Jail, taken Jan. 5, as he was booked to serve hi...

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Chief: Drug testing key to stopping rogue cops

The Boston Hearld, bostonherald.comBYLINE: Matt Stout - to ArticleAttleboro, MAThe police chief hunting for the “rogue cop” who swiped drugs from Attleboro Police Department’s evidence room ...

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P.G. officer being tried in missing-guns case

The Washington Times, washingtontimes.comBYLINE: Andrea NobleLink to ArticlePrince George County, MDDefense blames task-force negligenceA Prince George's County police officer assigned to a state gun seizure task force stole ...

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