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How often should police evidence lockups be audited?

A retired Springfield officer will stand trial next month for allegedly stealing nearly $400,000 from the police evidence room. November 14, 2016 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - When police make an arrest, often times they confiscate evidence to be used to support charges against a defendant in court.  Depending on the crime, that evidence could b...
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SBI investigating possible theft from evidence room by Davidson County deputy
South Carolina
The State Bureau of Investigation is conducting a criminal investigation into potential theft of evi...
Crime lab tests pile up on cases
California
According to a September report from the National Institute of Justice on funding for DNA analysis, ...
Michigan's rape kit backlog increases over year as police complete 2,349 cases
Midwest
The backlog of sexual assault kits at the beginning of Fiscal Year 2016 was 737 cases. That number i...
Suspect in Jessamine Co. murder wants case dismissed over missing evidence
Kentucky
David Peel's attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him because they say a sig...
Police officer arrested after being accused of stealing drug-related evidence
Pennsylvania
Stone resigned last month after he was confronted over missing narcotics in the police department's ...
A former state police sergeant in charge of a post's evidence room is accused of stealing nearly $10,000
Michigan
Sergeant's gambling tied to missing $9,600 from evidence room November 7, 2016 CADILLAC, MI – A form...
Former SD highway patrolman arrested for grand theft
South Dakota
Highway Patrol officials, discovered $1,540 was missing from another evidence bag November 7, 2016 A...
Former SD highway patrolman arrested for grand theft
South Dakota
He took the cash over four years to pay his bills because he was "short on money" and that "it's bee...
Investigation forces changes at MVPD
Ohio
Changes to how the Mount Vernon Police Department handles and disposes of evidence have been impleme...
Framingham police discover ‘hide-a-key’ that permitted unrecorded access to evidence room
Massachusetts
The Middlesex District Attorney's Office is notifying defendants that the Framingham police discover...
FDLE chemist pleads to drug theft
Florida
A former Pensacola crime lab supervisor has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison after pleadin...
DNA Helps Cold Case Unit Solve 1977 Teen Murder
Colorado
Over the years the evidence in Hurtado's unsolved murder was preserved in hopes that advances in tec...

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Another Police Chief in TROUBLE!

Ohio

Ohio BCI investigates after police chief fired, audit finds 'money missing from evidence room' 07/12/2024 NEW MIAMI, Ohio (WXIX) - A state law enforcement agency launched an investigation this week at...

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How important is chain of custody?

South Carolina

SC acquits 2 individuals of drug charges due to broken chain of custody 01/24/24 The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted two individuals of drug charges due to a broken chain of custody. In a 22-page dec...

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Evidence Technician - Brunswick County Sheriff's Office - Bolivia, NC

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Salary: 44k-52k based on Training and Experience Job Requirements: Qualifications: High School Diploma Required. Completion of some relevant college-level coursework preferred.Experience in clerical w...

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