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MAR

02

Manhattan DA Cy Vance says 70 arrests made across U.S. after old rape kits were examined

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast New York

Vance's office committed $38 million in grants to 32 jurisdictions in 20 states across the U.S. starting in 2015 to eliminate backlogs of untested sexual assault evidence kits. March 2, 2017 Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. said Wednesday that efforts to eliminate national rape kit backlogs have led to 70 arrests in cold cases. Vance's offi...

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MAR

02

New guidelines for police department's evidence storage after theft

Posted by Joe Latta

in 1- IAPE Specific Northeast Pennsylvania

Drugs and cash missing from a police evidence room were taken by a police detective who has since passed away. March 2, 2017 UPPER DUBLIN, Pa. - Drugs and cash missing from a police evidence room were taken by a police detective who has since passed away. The Upper Dublin Police Department and Montgomery County District Attorney's office revealed T...

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MAR

01

Lawrence police officer placed on leave

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

Regardless, police policy requires officers to deposit items they seize into evidence lockers at headquarters. March 1, 2017 LAWRENCE -- An 18-year veteran of the police force has been put on paid leave while the department investigates an allegation that he seized a legally registered handgun during a traffic stop last month and took the weapon ho...

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MAR

01

County Sheriff’s K9 Officer Arrested, Accused of Taking Cocaine From Evidence Locke

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast New Jersey

A subsequent investigation alleges that Adams had diverted the cocaine to his own personal use. March 1, 2017 An Ocean County Sheriff's Department officer who legally obtained cocaine to train his canine partner began obtaining the substance illegally, authorities charged Wednesday. Lt. John C. Adams, 40, of Toms River, is facing charges of officia...

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FEB

27

Police Officer Accused of Lying About Evidence Quits His Job

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Vermont

The Chittenden County State's Attorney's office said Christopher Lopez made up a story about smelling marijuana on a suspect, perhaps to strengthen a case February 23, 2017 An alleged lie and a body camera recording cost a Burlington, Vermont, police officer his job. The Chittenden County State's Attorney's office said Christopher Lopez made up a s...

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FEB

21

Concord police destroy drugs from take-back initiative, old evidence

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast New Hampshire

Descending from roughly 60 feet in the air, the claw didn't miss its intended target, which wasn't a cute fuzzy toy February 20, 2017 The hovering claw, like a giant version of those in arcade games, reached down toward its mark. Descending from roughly 60 feet in the air, the claw didn't miss its intended target, which wasn't a cute fuzzy toy. Abo...

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FEB

10

Former Center Twp. police officer accused of evidence room theft held for trial

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

According to an initial state police report,Stone opened sealed packages of evidence for ongoing criminal cases to steal money and drugs that had been confiscated by the department. Police said he would "sometimes reseal or repackage" the evidence to conceal his theft. February 10, 2017 BEAVER -- More than 150 charges were held for trial against a ...

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FEB

04

After scandal, Braintree's new police chief envisions new kind of evidence room

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

In the last year alone, officials in Mass have investigated allegations of evidence room misconduct in police departments in Westford, Adams, Lee, Springfield, Framingham and Braintree, according to a running list maintained by the International Association for Property And Evidence Inc., one of the few organizations that train police on evidence h...

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JAN

27

Ex-cop Alan Dubeshter indicted in Framingham Police evidence room theft

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

A former Framingham Police officer who was in charge of the department's evidence room is now facing criminal charges after authorities said he used his access to steal $20,000 from the department nearly a year and a half ago. Enter Article DATE HERE FRAMINGHAM - A former Framingham Police officer who was in charge of the department's evidence...

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JAN

26

Ex-cop Alan Dubeshter indicted in Framingham Police evidence room theft

Posted by Joe Latta

in 1- IAPE Specific Northeast Massachusetts

A former Framingham Police officer who was in charge of the department's evidence room is now facing criminal charges after authorities said he used his access to steal $20,000 from the department nearly a year and a half ago. January 26, 2017 FRAMINGHAM - A former Framingham Police officer who was in charge of the department's evidence room is now...

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JAN

25

Explosion erupts in drug vault at D.C. police evidence storage facility

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast District of Columbia

An explosion occurred Wednesday afternoon inside a drug vault at a D.C. police warehouse in Southwest Washington where evidence is stored, according to police and fire officials. January 25, 2017 An explosion occurred Wednesday afternoon inside a drug vault at a D.C. police warehouse in Southwest Washington where evidence is stored, according to po...

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JAN

25

Pot stench wafts from Police Dept. into City Hall

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast New Hampshire

Police Lt. Mark Newport said the plants were so pungent, their skunky aroma wafted down the hall from the locked makeshift evidence room, up an elevator shaft and into the City Hall building. Some people complained the aroma made them feel ill, he said. January 25, 2017 PORTSMOUTH - A pungent pot odor permeated Portsmouth police headquarters, as we...

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JAN

12

Lawyer: Donora cop's heroin use is 'American tragedy'

Posted by Joe Latta

in 1- IAPE Specific Northeast Pennsylvania

Investigators wrote in court paperwork that he admitted to the crime and said he took the drugs for his personal use. January 12, 2017 James B. Johnson V's arrest exemplifies what his attorney says is a modern "American tragedy" — an injury leads to painkiller addiction which, in turn, leads to heroin use. "Local kid gets injured, gets hooked on op...

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JAN

11

Former Donora officer charged with stealing heroin from patrol room

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

State police: Suspect stole 133 heroin stamp bags for personal consumption January 11, 2017 DONORA – A former part-time Donora police officer was arrested Tuesday on charges he stole 133 stamp bags of heroin from the patrol room while he worked there in August. The state police organized crime task force arrested James Bowman Johnson V, 29, of 2202...

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DEC

31

Jailed panhandler linked to 1991 Pennsylvania murder

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

DNA evidence linked him to a 25-year-old homicide. December 30, 2016 MANKATO — A man awaiting trial on charges he threatened people while panhandling outside Mankato businesses is wanted for murder in Pennsylvania. Extradition papers were filed Thursday for Charles Cook, 61, after DNA evidence linked him to a 25-year-old homicide. Cook, who is home...

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DEC

30

Foust retiring as Johnstown police chief; on leave following officer's overdose

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

Earlier this year, Officer William Slisz, a police department veteran and Cambria County Drug Task Force member, allegedly overdosed in the Public Safety Building after reportedly getting drugs by using a hammer to smash into the evidence room. December 30, 2016 Craig Foust will retire as chief of the Johnstown Police Department effective Saturday...

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DEC

30

Foust retiring as Johnstown police chief; on leave following officer's overdose

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

At that time, it was revealed Chief Foust allegedly knew about a previous breach into the evidence room but did not take appropriate action December 30, 2016 Craig Foust will retire as chief of the Johnstown Police Department effective Saturday. The announcement was made during a regular City Council meeting on Thursday. Foust, who has been on paid...

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DEC

29

Johnstown Police Chief Retires

Posted by Joe Latta in Northeast Pennsylvania

DEC

29

Johnstown Police Chief Retires

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

An officer was accused of breaking into an evidence locker and overdosing on drugs. December 29, 2016 Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa Longtime Johnstown Police Chief Craig Foust is retiring effective December 31. Foust has been on paid administrative leave since October after an officer was accused of breaking into an evidence locker and overdosing o...

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DEC

21

Police Drug Lab Head Charged with Multiple Narcotics Offenses

Posted by Joe Latta

in 1- IAPE Specific Northeast Maryland

The woman who heads the Anne Arundel County Police drug lab is accused of stealing dangerous drugs; federal authorities will investigate. December 21, 2016 MILLERSVILLE, MD — Potent and potentially addictive prescription narcotics, including Hydrocodone and Tramadol, were apparently taken by the manager of the Anne Arundel County Police Department ...

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DEC

20

Vigiard Sentenced To 10-12 Years In State Prison On Child Pornography Charges

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

He was arrested for downloading and viewing the video inside of the Adams Police Station evidence room. December 20, 2016 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A former Adams police officer will spend the next decade behind bars. Alan Vigiard pleaded guilty in Berkshire Superior Court to two counts of possession of child pornography and a single count of disseminati...

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DEC

17

Former New London police officer found dead in car

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Connecticut

A former New London police officer, who resigned last year after an investigation into problems in the department's property room, was found dead inside a vehicle in the commuter lot at Exit 24 on Interstate 395. December 13, 2016 Griswold — A former New London police officer, who resigned last year after an investigation...

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DEC

12

Inmates Stole Pills From Monmouth County Jail Property Room: Complaint

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast New Jersey

The two broke into the room using a jail ID card on multiple occasions, authorities said. December 12, 2016 FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ — A pair of Monmouth County jail inmates are facing drug and conspiracy charges after they stole prescription drugs from the bulk property room at the jail, according to a criminal complaint. A third inmate has been char...

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DEC

04

Town Of Westford Says Money Went Missing From Police Evidence Room

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

the town said the money was from closed criminal cases, and had been stored in the locked evidence room. Enter Article DATE HERE WESTFORD (CBS) — An investigation was opened over a year ago into the disappearance of an undisclosed amount of money from the Westford Police Department evidence room, the town of Westford said Thursday. In a statem...

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DEC

04

New law seeks to tackle years-old backlog of rape evidence

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast New York

It also requires law enforcement agencies to submit every new evidence kit to a laboratory within 10 days and for it to be tested within 90 days. December 4, 2016 ALBANY — A bill signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo last week aims to unlock evidence needed to solve countless rapes that has been stored in "rape kits," sometimes for years. The new...

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DEC

01

I-Team: Evidence Missing

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

Prosecutors admit they did not give permission for the towing company to scrap the Saturn but argue that the car is not the only evidence they will use against Scholl. Enter Article DATE HERE WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) Questions about alleged missing evidence in a high profile attempted murder case. Lawyers for a Luzerne Co...

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NOV

30

I-Team: Evidence Missing

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

Prosecutors admit they did not give permission for the towing company to scrap the Saturn but argue that the car is not the only evidence they will use against Scholl... 11-30-2016 WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) Questions about alleged missing evidence in a high profile attempted murder case. Lawyers for a Luzerne County mother accu...

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NOV

19

DNA Match Yields Arrest in 2004 Killing of Teenage Girl Found Naked in Brooklyn Alleyway

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast New York

Prosecutors say new DNA evidence has helped lead them to a suspect in the 2004 killing of a teenage girl found naked in a Brooklyn alleyway. November 19, 2016 Prosecutors say new DNA evidence has helped lead them to a suspect in the 2004 killing of a teenage girl found naked in a Brooklyn alleyway. Kwauhuru Govan, 38, was arraigned in Brooklyn Thur...

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NOV

18

I-Team: Police departments neglecting evidence room audits

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

Retired State Police Detective: "To be a new chief or a new evidence officer and not have an outside audit is foolish" November 17, 2016 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A retired Springfield police officer will stand trial in December for allegedly stealing nearly $400,000 from the police evidence room. The 22News I-Team reveals if police departm...

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NOV

16

Braintree police evidence room to be moved following scandal

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

The Braintree Police evidence room will be relocated and additional safeguards installed, the town council was told Tuesday night. November 16, 2016 RAINTREE – The police department's evidence room will be moved to the former pistol range on the lower level of the police station, Mayor Joseph Sullivan told the town council Tuesday night. Interim Po...

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NOV

15

How often should police evidence lockups be audited?

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

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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NOV

10

Police officer arrested after being accused of stealing drug-related evidence

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

Stone resigned last month after he was confronted over missing narcotics in the police department's evidence room. A state police investigation confirmed that heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, prescription drugs, and cash had been stolen from the evidence room. Stone was the primary evidence room custodian. November 10, 2016 Criminal charges have been fil...

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NOV

05

Framingham police discover ‘hide-a-key’ that permitted unrecorded access to evidence room

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

The Middlesex District Attorney's Office is notifying defendants that the Framingham police discovered a "hide-a-key" that permitted unrecorded access to their evidence room, according to statements from prosecutors and police. November 5, 2016 The Middlesex District Attorney's Office is notifying defendants that the Framingham police discovered a ...

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OCT

30

Former Berks sheriff's deputy charged with stealing from evidence locker

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

A former Berks County sheriff's deputy was charged Thursday with stealing money from an evidence locker he believed was property seized in a drug investigation by Harrisburg police, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. October 30, 2016 A former Berks County sheriff's deputy was charged Thursday with steal...

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OCT

28

Videotape shows Harrisburg vice cop stealing $1,000 from evidence locker: U.S. attorney

Posted by Joe Latta in Northeast Pennsylvania

OCT

21

Arrest made in woman's slaying 25 years ago in Indiana County

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

A cigarette butt left inside the vehicle led investigators to Cook but not until 2007 when DNA testing of the cigarette matched with Cook. Oct 21, 2016 District Attorney Patrick Dougherty said the suspect is 61-year-old Charles Cook from Magnolia, a tiny Minnesota town of roughly 200 people. VIDEO: Watch Ashlie Hardway's report Gunshots were fired ...

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OCT

19

Fired deputy pleads guilty to theft, gets a year of probation

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

A longtime York County sheriff's deputy has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $700 in cash from the sheriff's evidence room. October 19, 2016 A longtime York County sheriff's deputy has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $700 in cash from the sheriff's evidence room. Troy Senft, 59, of East Manchester Township, was fired in May and crimin...

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OCT

16

Massachusetts uses DNA test to predict a cold case killer's appearance

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

Capital Region District Attorneys weigh in on the new technology October 16, 2016 Massachusetts investigators moved forward on a 24-year-old cold case in late September after a Virginia lab used DNA evidence to predict the appearance of the woman's killer. As encouraging as that may sound — having a "face to this crime" in the words of that county ...

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OCT

16

Police Under Investigation After Cop Overdoses On Drugs Inside Station

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

At a City Council meeting Wednesday, resident John DeBartola asked Mayor Frank Janakovic what he planned to do about the apparent corruption within the police department. October 14, 2016 A Pennsylvania police department has come under review after one of its officers overdosed while on duty and now the local district attorney's office is calling t...

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OCT

08

Obama Just Signed a Bill of Rights for Sexual-Assault Survivors

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast District of Columbia

Rape kits—more than 100,000 of them, as of 2014—have often languished for years in police warehouses and crime labs, going untested due to a lack of funds and, some argue, contempt for victims. October 7, 2016 President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that guarantees s...

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OCT

08

Johnstown police officer who overdosed is identified; had hammer laying next to him

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

"It appeared as if he was trying to hammer himself into the secure evidence room within the police department," Callihan said during an afternoon news conference. Enter Article DATE HERE JOHNSTOWN – The Johnstown police officer who overdosed on Sept. 18 inside the Public Safety Building on Washington Street was identified Friday as William Sli...

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OCT

08

DA identifies officer accused of overdosing, says chief knew of evidence room problem

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

Callihan identified the officer who allegedly overdosed as Officer William Slisz, a multi-year Johnstown Police Department veteran and a member of the Cambria County Drug Task Force. October 8, 2016 The initial investigation into a Johnstown police officer's alleged overdose has shown that Johnstown police Chief Craig Foust knew of a potential brea...

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OCT

07

Chief Placed On Leave After Officer’s In-Station Overdose

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

A western Pennsylvania police chief has been placed on paid leave in the wake of an officer's on-duty drug overdose in the police station. October 7, 2016 JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A western Pennsylvania police chief has been placed on paid leave in the wake of an officer's on-duty drug overdose in the police station. Johnstown solicitor Carl Beard say...

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OCT

07

Johnstown police chief placed on leave after officer's in-station overdose

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Pennsylvania

Enter Headline here Oct. 7, 2016 Johnstown's police chief has been placed on paid leave in the wake of an officer's on-duty drug overdose in the police station. Johnstown solicitor Carl Beard says Friday that Chief Craig Foust's leave is a "precautionary measure for everybody's protection." The city planned a news conference later in the afternoon....

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OCT

06

Former police officer, addict to talk at East Hartford opioid forum Friday

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

In September 2014 Foley pleaded guilty to tampering with substances, two counts of possession of cocaine and OxyContin, and two counts of larceny of an illicit drug. He was charged in August 2013 after an internal and state police investigation found he had been stealing drugs seized from other crimes and stored in the department's evidence locker....

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OCT

06

Sullivan gives update on Braintree Police evidence scandal

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

Sullivan told the council that both a review being supervised by Town Solicitor Lisa Maki and an investigation of the evidence room by investigators from the state attorney general's office will continue. October 6, 2016 BRAINTREE – Only one town councilor asked a question as Mayor Joseph Sullivan appeared before the council Tuesday night to give a...

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OCT

05

Interim police chief named in Braintree

Posted by Joe Latta

in 1- IAPE Specific Northeast Massachusetts

Move comes after 5 Investigates first reported missing drugs, money from department evidence room Oct 03, 2016 BRAINTREE, Mass. —5 Investigates has learned Paul Shastany, the former police chief in Stoughton, will be named the interim police chief in Braintree. The town has also hired retired Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief Dan Linskey to he...

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OCT

01

Time to get serious about protecting evidence

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

The evidence room at the Braintree Police Departmentseems to have been about as well organized as a household junk drawer —an emblem of shoddy leadership by department command staff and, even more, of the sorry state of the officer left in charge. September 28, 2016 The evidence room at the Braintree Police Department seems to have been about as we...

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SEP

30

First Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights Passes Congress, Obama Is Expected to Sign

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast District of Columbia

The "Survivors' Bill of Rights Act" unanimously passed Congress on Wednesday and is on its way to be signedby President Obama. This is the first federal rights bill specifically provided for sexual assault survivors. September 30, 2016 The "Survivors' Bill of Rights Act" unanimously passed Congress on Wednesday and is on its way to be signed by Pre...

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SEP

27

Braintree deputy police chief is placed on leave in evidence room scandal

Posted by Joe Latta

in Northeast Massachusetts

Hinds said that "what the mayor is doing is nothing more than finger-pointing and trying to cover his own" position. September 27, 2016 Braintree's deputy police chief was placed on leave Monday amid continued fallout from a department evidence room scandal that has forced prosecutors to drop dozens of criminal cases. Mayor Joseph C. Sullivan place...

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