Mayor: Euclid officer shot himself at police station during meeting with chief about investigation

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NEWS5ABC, newsnet5.comBYLINE: Garrett DowningLink to ArticleTwo VideosLink to Mayor's StatementLink to VideoEuclid, OHEUCLID, Ohio - The Euclid police officer who committed suicide at the station Wednesday morning was not coo...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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From 2006: DNA leads to arrest in 1991 killing

Post Dispatch, stltoday.comBYLINE: VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN • to ArticleLincoln County, MOAlmost 16 years ago, a worker clearing ice from Highway W found the partly clothed body of 18-year-old Stephani...

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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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Former CN Security reserve deputy charged

Cherokee Phoenix, cherokeephoenix.orgBYLINE: CHRISTINA GOOD VOICE, Senior ReporterLink to ArticleTahlequah, OKTAHLEQUAH, Okla. – A former reserve deputy with Cherokee Nation security was charged March 22 with possession of st...

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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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Former Carter County, Mo., deputy charged with stolen property, burglary

Daily American Republic, Southeast Missourian, semissourian.comBYLINE: Michelle Friedrich ~ Daily American RepublicLink to ArticleCarter County, MOVAN BUREN, Mo. -- The former chief deputy of Carter County has been charged wi...

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Former Bethlehem cop denied ARD in theft

The Morning Call,mcall.comBYLINE: Riley Yates, THE MORNING CALLLink to ArticleBethlehem, PAFormer Bethlehem Police Officer Cheryl Ruth, shown at the department headquarters in December, 2004. (Harry Fisher / Morning Call file...

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Destroyed evidence might not halt drug trial

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, post-gazette.comBy Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteLink to ArticleAllegheny County, PAThe hard evidence against Tiona L. Jones went up in smoke, but the prosecution's case that she was a major heroi...

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Audit suggests improvement to Portland police evidence storage system

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, The Republic, therepublic.comPortland, ORPORTLAND, Ore. — An audit of the Portland police evidence storage system found it's run pretty well but there is some room for improvement.The Oregonian reports t...

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Local Police Chief Fired For Allegedly Misusing Evidence

KWTX, kwtx.comBYLINE: Eli Ross, to ArticleLink to VideoWaco, TXA Central Texas college says it has fired its police chief, after an internal investigation determined the chief may have been misusing evid...

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Storage of evidence key to exonerations;

USA TODAY, FINAL EDITIONSECTION: NEWS; Pg. 13ABYLINE: Kevin JohnsonDallas, TXHigh number of wrongly convicted people freed because of Dallas archive spurs national push to retain DNA tied to crimesDALLAS -- The exoneration of...

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Jailer’s case may go to grand jury

The Marietta Times, mariettatimes.comBYLINE: Brad Bauer, County, OHCharges could be filed against a former Washington County Jail administrator, following an investigation into missing medic...

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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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Crime lab struggles to keep up with demand

Beaver County Times, Timesonline.com, BYLINE: Kristen DoerschnerLink to ArticleAliquippa, PAThe evidence room at the Aliquippa police station is full from floor to ceiling with items from crime scenes. Aliquippa police chief ...

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Prosecutors to drop cases in NorCal drug probe

The Associated Press State & Local Wire, SECTION: STATE AND REGIONALMartinez, CAContra Costa County prosecutors say they plan to dismiss about a dozen cases involving arrests made by the former head of a Northern California d...

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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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Oakland Tribune editorial: Should lose pension, if convicted of job-related felony

Oakland Tribune editorial, Bay Area News Group, insidebayarea.comLink to ArticleContra Costa, CAContra Costa Narcotics Enforcement Team commander Norman Wielsch, left, and his attorney Michael Cardoza exit the A.F. Bray Court...

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DC Police Open New Evidence Warehouse

9 NEWS NOW, wusa9.comBYLINE: Meta PettusLink to ArticleWashington, DCWASHINGTON (AP) -- The District of Columbia police department is opening a new $20 million evidence warehouse that officials say will make it easier to stor...

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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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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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Guest opinion: Saving DNA evidence helps convict real criminals

The Billings Gazette, billingsgazette.comBYLINE: JESSIE MCQUILLAN and DAN WEINBERG The Billings GazetteLink to ArticleBillings, MTThe Montana House of Representatives has before it a bill that, if enacted, will measurably imp...

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Familial hope: After East Coast Rapist arrest, Harringtons push for DNA

The Hook, issue #1010, readthehook.comBYLINE: Courteney Stuart | to ArticleNew Haven, CT"Why haven't you picked me up sooner?"State Police say that no evidence links the East Coast rapist, left sket...

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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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33K in Surprise Police Evidence Goes Missing

KSAZ FOX 10 | KUTP My45, myfoxphoenix.comLink to ArticleSurprise, AZSurprise, AZ Police - Credit: scoutnurse | Flickr.com / Creative Commons License SURPRISE - Someone within the Surprise Police Department is stealing drug mo...

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Former King County narcotics detective arrested in Arkansas

Hearst Communications Inc., seattlepi.comBYLINE: SCOTT GUTIERREZ, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFFLink to ArticleKing County, WAA former King County Sheriff's narcotics detective has been arrested in Arkansas after he was accused of steal...

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Phoenix Police Officer Accused of Tampering, Stealing Drugs

KSAZ FOX 10 | KUTP My45, myfoxphoenix.comLink to ArticleDownload VideoNarcotics stolen from evidence lockerPHOENIX - Phoenix Police announced Monday they've arrested one of their own, accused of tampering with evidence and st...

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Danville cop free on bail

Contra Costa Times (California) SECTION: MY TOWN; Crime; Contra Costa; News; Local; BreakingBYLINE: By Eric Louie Contra Costa TimesDanville, CAA Danville police officer arrested in the widening investigation of a Contra Cost...

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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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E-mails: Broomfield looks for 'leaker,' blames media

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9 Wants to Know, www.9news.comBYLINE: Deborah.Sherman, to ArticleOne VideoBroomfield, COBROOMFIELD - E-mails from Broomfield's police chief and city council members show they're blaming the medi...

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State narcotics agent suspected of selling drugs

The Associated Press State & Local Wire, STATE AND REGIONAL Contra Costa County, CAA state narcotics agent who has overseen hundreds of drug investigations is now himself in jail on suspicion of conspiring to sell drugs stole...

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Fallout from Contra Costa's top drug agent's arrest begins

Contra Costa Times, Bay Area News Group, www.mercurynews.comBYLINE: Robert Salonga and Malaika FraleyLink to ArticleContra Costa County, CAMARTINEZ -- Public defenders on Thursday quickly moved to re-examine cases against the...

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Ex-FBI worker pleads guilty in theft scheme

Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, chicagotribune.comLink to ArticleMerrillville, INA former FBI evidence technician in northwest Indiana has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of making a false statement in connection with a...

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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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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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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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Station holds key to lost property

The Northland NorthernBYLINE: Kristin EdgeLink to ArticleWhangarei, New ZealandBulging Bucket: Hundreds of sets of keys have been handed in to lost property officer Joe O'Malley-Ostermeyer at the police station Photo/Ron Burg...

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Redmond Shocker: Police Lieutenant Arrested

KTVZ.COM News Sources, ktvz.comBYLINE: KTVZ.COM News SourcesLink to ArticleOne VideoRedmond, ORLarry Prince Accused of Selling Guns From Armory, Taking FundsREDMOND, Ore. -- Since Dec. 30 Redmond Police Lt. Larry Wayne Prince...

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Police: DNA Links Man To Semen In Yogurt

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KOAT 7 ABC, FIRST ON, koat.comLink to ArticleOne VideoAlbuquerque, NMALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A 31-year-old man accused of giving his semen disguised as a free yogurt sample may face a battery charge for the incident, police say....

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Kelly to stay on with theft case

Sequim Gazette, sequimgazette.com/BYLINE: AMANDA WINTERS, Sequim Gazette Link to ArticleClallam County, WAClallam County Prosecutor Deb Kelly can continue trying a theft case despite the likelihood her husband will be called ...

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Ex-Officer Accused Of Stealing From Police

KPRC, Click 2 Houston, click2houston.comLink to ArticleOne VideoStafford, TXPaul GermanyPaul Germany Charged With Theft, Abuse Of OfficeHOUSTON -- A former Stafford police officer has been accused of stealing thousands of dol...

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Officer Charged with Felony Theft

myfoxhouston.comBYLINE: DAMALI KEITH, ReporterLink to ArticleDownload VideoStafford, TXHOUSTON - An area police officer is finding himself on the wrong side of the law.The Stafford Police Officer is now indicted on two felony...

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1972 murder of blind homemaker heads to trial

ABC KFSY.com, ksfy.comBYLINE: BEN DOBBIN, Associated PressRochester, NYROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Tommie Cray was 9 years old in 1947 when his father, a single parent with three sons, brought home a new companion who was raising ...

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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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