State judge orders former Calcasieu sheriff's deputy to pay restitution in theft case

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, The Republic, therepublic.comLink to ArticleCalcasieu Parish, LALAKE CHARLES, La. — State Judge Wilford Carter has ordered a former Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputy to pay restitution after he pleaded g...

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SBI investigates missing evidence

The Robesonian, robesonian.comBYLINE: Matt ElofsonLink to ArticleRed Springs, NCRED SPRINGS - The State Bureau of Investigation is trying to determine how evidence in two separate cases disappeared from the Red Springs Police...

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Asheville police audit room inventory completed

www.citizen-times.com, citizen-times.comBYLINE: Romando DixsonLink to ArticleAsheville, NCDistrict attorney to get report soonASHEVILLE — Blueline Systems & Services exhausted nearly all money budgeted for an audit of the Pol...

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Hurricane Katrina mess in Orleans Parish courthouse evidence area is still being cleaned up

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New Orleans Net LLC, nola.comBYLINE: John Simerman, The Times-Picayune Orleans Parish, LALink to ArticleThe Orleans Parish Post-Conviction DNA/Evidence Project is inventorying and organizing criminal evidence at the Orleans P...

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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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Asheville police evidence room audit nearing end

CITIZEN-TIMES.COM, citizen-times.comBYLINE: Romando DixsonAsheville, NCCompany has billed city about $130KASHEVILLE — A Police Department evidence room audit has cost the city about $130,000, keeping the project under budget ...

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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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'John Doe' warrant helps 1997 rape case

jacksonsun.comBYLINE: Lauren ForemanJackson, TNA Chicago native has been convicted of raping a Jackson woman in a 1997 case that took authorities 13 years to put together using DNA analysis and a creative strategy for prosecu...

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Hurricane Katrina mess in Orleans Parish courthouse evidence area is still being cleaned up

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New Orleans Net LLC, nola.comBYLINE: John Simerman, The Times-Picayune Orleans Parish, LALink to ArticleThe Orleans Parish Post-Conviction DNA/Evidence Project is inventorying and organizing criminal evidence at the Orleans P...

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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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Asheville police evidence room audit nearing end

CITIZEN-TIMES.COM, citizen-times.comBYLINE: Romando DixsonAsheville, NCCompany has billed city about $130KASHEVILLE — A Police Department evidence room audit has cost the city about $130,000, keeping the project under budget ...

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Former deputy to serve 5 years in tampering case

Capital City Press LLC, The Advocate, theadvocate.comBYLINE: C.J. FUTCH, River Parishes bureauLink to ArticleAssumption Parish, LANAPOLEONVILLE - A former Assumption Parish sheriff’s lieutenant will serve five years in prison...

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Salisbury Police evidence custodian fired

Post Publishing Company, Inc., salisburypost.com/BYLINE: Nathan Hardin, to ArticleSalisbury, NCSALISBURY — A Salisbury Police Department evidence custodian has been fired after an investigation “...

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GBI investigating Turner Co. Sheriff

WorldNow and WALB, WALB NEWS10, walb.comBYLINE: Stephanie SpringerLink to ArticleTurner County, GAThe Sheriff of Turner County is the target of a criminal investigation.WALB News 10 has learned that Sheriff Roy Wiley is being...

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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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Former Vinton assistant police chief sentencing set for Oct. 21 on malfeasance charge

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, The Republic, therepublic.comVinton, LALAKE CHARLES, La. — The sentencing of a former Vinton assistant police chief who pleaded guilty to malfeasance in November has been moved to October.According to th...

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Accused Former Whitley County Sheriff May Face More Charges

LEX18.com, lex18.comLink to ArticleLink to VideoWhitley County, KYThere's already been a lot of speculation that the former Whitley County sheriff had something to do with missing guns from the department. After a lengthy inv...

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State police investigate disappearance of prescription drugs from Marshall sheriff's office

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, therepublic.comMarshall County, WV>MOUNDSVILE, W.Va. — State police are investigating the disappearance of a box of prescription painkillers from the Marshall County Sheriff's Office.Sheriff John Gruzink...

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Davie deputy gets 18 months in drug case

Winston-Salem Journal, journalnow.comBYLINE: Michael HewlettDavie County, NCGREENSBORO A former Davie County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison on drug charges.Bobby Lee Mabe Jr. pleaded guilt...

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Chief: Explosive Device Was Not A Risk To Randleman Dam

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WFMY NEWS2, digtriad.comBYLINE: Nick Needhamhttp://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article/166892/57/Chief-Explosive-Device-Was-Not-A-Risk-To-Randleman-Dam-Link to ArticleGreensboro, NCGreensboro, NC -- An improvised explosive de...

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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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Money missing from NOPD evidence room is subject of FBI investigation

New Orleans Net, nola.comBYLINE: Brendan McCarthy, The Times-PicayuneLink to ArticleNew Orleans, LAIn November 2008, Warren Riley, then superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department, pledged an investigation of the disa...

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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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Book'em, swab'em: Officers begin collecting DNA samples upon arrest

The Star, shelbystar.comBYLINE: Rebecca Clark, to ArticleShelby, NCA Shelby police officer holds a swab from a DNA testing kit. A new law will require DNA samples of people who commit certain c...

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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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PD evidence room unsecure after Norway Town Hall burglary

WIS TV, wistv.comLink to ArticleOrangeburg County, SCNORWAY, SC (WIS) - Norway Town Hall was broken into this week, and authorities said those involved did gain access into the police department's evidence room.The incident t...

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FORMER SPARTANBURG COUNTY MAGISTRATE ENTERS GUILTY PLEA IN CLERK OF COURT DRUG CONSPIRACY CASE

States News ServiceBYLINE: States News ServiceSpartanburg, SC The following information was released by the Columbia Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation:United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that John T...

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GBI probe of missing drugs leads to change of police protocols

Gwinnett Daily Post, gwinnettdailypost.comBYLINE: Tyler Estep, Staff Writer, County, GACharles Walters LAWRENCEVILLE — Most of the missing cocaine that was the root of a GBI investiga...

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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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Handling of deputy’s case generates doubt

The Journal, mobile.journal-news.netLink to ArticleBerkeley County, WVA betrayal of the public trust.For the general public, a betrayal of the public trust is the most serious accusation resulting from the case against former...

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Former Police Chief Charged With Stealing Guns

West Virginia Media, wtrf.comBYLINE: Dave EliasMartins Ferry, OHFormer Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter is indicted on theft of firearms charges. ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- Court documents obtained by WTRF reveal that...

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Investigator Can't Determine What Happened To Missing Drugs

WTOV9.comLink to ArticleOne VideoMarshall County, WVMARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. -- After the prescription drug fentanyl went missing from the Marshall County Sheriff's Office in January, deputies started an investigation, looking ...

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9 of 10 arrested in HPD locker raid indicted

hattiesburgamerican.comBYLINE: Jesse Bass, American Staff WriterHattiesburg, MSHattiesburg Police Department's evidence locker was raided by burglars Aug. 20. After the heist, an undisclosed amount of marijuana was discovered...

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Krotz Springs dispatcher, 2 inmates arrested

The Associated Press State & Local Wire, The Advertiser, http://www.theadvertiser.comKrotz Springs, LAAuthorities say a Krotz Springs Police Department dispatcher is accused of allowing two inmates into the police evidence ro...

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Wilmington police technicians bring order to property and evidence warehouse

StarNewsOnline.comBYLINE: Brian Freskos, to ArticleWilmington, NCPhylisha DellaPia shows some of the steps that have to be taken when rpocessing evidence at the Wilmington Police Departmen...

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APD Chief: Incident Of Missing Evidence Is Heartbreaking

WPAS News Channel 7, wspa.comBYLINE: Rich Klindworth , WSPA StaffAsheville, NCMissing evidence has led to an audit of the room and the 90,000 pieces of evidence insideASHEVILLE, N.C. -- More than 2,000 pending felony cases ma...

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SBI seals APD evidence room, investigating missing drugs

MOUNTAIN Xpress, mountainx.comBYLINE: David ForbesLink to ArticleAsheville, NC***UPDATED 2:13 p.m. Thursday***The State Bureau of Investigation has sealed, and is investigating, the Police Department property room due to 397 ...

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Guns, other evidence missing, sample audit says

The Asheville Citizen-Times (North Carolina)BYLINE: Joel BurgessAsheville, NCPolice have lost track of at least 27 guns seized as evidence, along with dozens of packages of cash and drugs, according to audit findings released...

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DA slams APD evidence conduct

The Asheville Citizen-Times (North Carolina)BYLINE: By, Clarke MorrisonBuncombe County, NCThe Police Department waited five weeks before acknowledging it could not account for more than 100 items taken as evidence, Buncombe C...

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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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Hogan cautions police in email

The Asheville Citizen-Times (North Carolina)BYLINE: By, Jon OstendorffAsheville, NCOutgoing Police Chief Bill Hogan, in a memo to staff announcing he would retire, cautioned that coming months would be crucial for the departm...

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We need independent agency to guard evidence

The Asheville Citizen-Times (North Carolina), SECTION: OPINIONBYLINE: By, Bruce Clyne, AshevilleBuncombe County, NCThe citizens of Buncombe County are sick and tired of "evidence room" debacles that let criminals go back on t...

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Asheville police evidence audits skimpy, suspect

Citizen-Times, citizen-times.comBYLINE: Joel Burgessand & Jon OstendorffAsheville, NCExpert: Complete inventories neededASHEVILLE — In more than a dozen inspections done before 2011, Asheville police gave their own evidence r...

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