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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Officer quits over allegations

Postmedia Network Inc., The Vancouver Sun, vancouversun.comBYLINE: Kamloops, Daily NewsLink to ArticleMerritt, BCMerritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Stuart Seib has resigned after allegations he stole cocaine from a police evidence locke...

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Charges provide details to Hardin jail burglary


BYLINE: Jon Musgrave, Daily Register/Daily JournalLink to ArticleHardin County, ILHardin County Sheriff's Department Jon MusgraveELIZABETHTOWN —Three prisoners in the Hardin County Jail broke into one of the sheriff departmen...

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Officer accused in drug theft makes court appearance

Freedom Communications, Inc., The Daily News, jdnews.comLink to ArticleNew Bern, NCNew Bern police Officer Frances Sutton appeared in Craven County District Court Thursday morning in connection with the theft of the prescript...

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Inmates get into Hardin evidence room

The Southern, thesouthern.comBYLINE: BECKY MALKOVICH, The Southern, to ArticleHardin County, ILSheriff calls in state policeCharges of burglary and theft have been filed against two inmates accused of ...

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Walker County Sheriff's Office employee charged in gun thefts

Chattanooga Times Free Press, timesfreepress.comBYLINE: Staff ReportLink to ArticleWalker County, GAA Walker County Sheriff's Office employee was arrested and charged with 11 counts of felony theft Thursday after a GBI invest...

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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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Walker County sheriff’s employee faces 11 felonies for stealing guns

CatWalkChatt, walkermessenger.comBYLINE: Matt LedgerWalker County, GAThomas Scott DavisA civilian employee of the Walker County Sheriff’s Office is facing arrest following a GBI investigation that began Monday.An arrest warra...

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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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Sheriff's Office beefs up security for evidence room

The Gainesville Sun, gainesville.comBYLINE: Chad Smith, Staff writer, to ArticleAlachua County, FLAlachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell is shown next to a new, reenforced firearms locker during a t...

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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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Ex-West Melbourne police chief sues city over termination

Cox Media Group, WFTV 9, wftv.comLink to ArticleWest Melbourne, FLWEST MELBOURNE, Fla. —The former West Melbourne police chief is suing the city and several council members over his firing last week.The council voted 5-2 to t...

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UPDATE: Airport police chief resigns, arrested


Freedom Communications, News Herald, newsherald.comBYLINE: CHRIS SEGAL / News Herald WriterLink to ArticleBay County, FLTony WalkerFormer deputy faces gun theft chargesWEST BAY — The former airport police chief was arrested a...

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Charges against McHenry cop may hurt other cases

Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.comBYLINE: Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune reporter, to ArticleMcHenry, ILProsecutor's office notifies defense attorneys of potential evidence problemsDale Hojnacki, ...

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Source of drugs in Hanford cop case probed

The Fresno Bee, fresnobee.comBYLINE: Lewis Griswold - The Fresno BeeLink to ArticleHanford, CAA Hanford police officer arrested on suspicion of drug possession appears to have gotten them from people he busted, Hanford police...

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Former Stafford police officer acquitted in theft trial

ABC Inc., KTRK-TV/DT Houston, TX, abclocal.go.com/ktrkLink to ArticleStafford, TXFormer Stafford officer Paul Germany was indicted on felony charges of theft and abuse of official capacity, according to the Stafford Police De...

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Our view: The costs of corruption

Northwest Herald, nwherald.comBYLINE: Northwest Herald Editorial BoardLink to ArticleMcHenry, ILThere are hidden costs to public corruption.As more details emerge in the case of a former McHenry police officer accused of stea...

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Former ASO evidence tech acquitted of theft charge

The Gainesville Sun, gainesville.comBYLINE: Chad Smith Staff writerLink to ArticleAlachua County, FLCharles Smith listens to testimony during his trial at the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center Thursday. He was found not ...

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Fmr. Wilson Co. Deputy Sentenced To 18 Years

NewsChannel 5 WTVF-TV Nashville TN, newschannel5.comLink to ArticleWilson County, TNWILSON COUNTY, Tenn. – A former Wilson County Deputy who pleaded guilty to federal charges of official misconduct was sentenced to more than ...

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Former East St. Louis police chief gets 1 year for theft


Belleville News-Democrat, bnd.comBYLINE: CAROLYN P. SMITH - News-DemocratLink to ArticleEast St. Louis, ILMichael Baxton in a 2008 file photo. - BNDA federal judge sentenced former East St. Louis Police Chief Michael Baxton t...

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Editorial: Breach at ASO

The Gainesville Sun, gainesville.comBYLINE: Link to ArticleAlachua County, FLWho has been watching the watchers in the Alachua County Sheriff's Office evidence room?It's disturbing that the question even has to be asked. Ther...

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Ex-Sheriff's Office Worker Sentenced For Theft

The E.W. Scripps Co., KKTV ABC 7 News, thedenverchannel.comBYLINE: Thomas Hendrick, News EditorLink to ArticlePueblo County, COPUEBLO, Colo. -- A former employee of the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office has been sentenced to pro...

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Ex-Local Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Taking Pistols From Evidence Room

BYLINE: Paul J. GatelyLink to ArticleWaco, TXRob Williams (Jail photo)WACO (April 20, 2012) -- Former Texas State Technical College police Chief Robert Ashley "Rob" Williams pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of abuse of offic...

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Former Florence investigator faces drug charges


Media General Communications Holdings, LLC., SC NOW, scnow.comBYLINE: Link to ArticleOne VideoFlorence County, SCSheriff’s department investigates one of its own for stealing drugs from evidenceAdam Moore Credit: FLORENCE COU...

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Sheriff's Office evidence could be tainted

The Gainesville Sun, gainesville.comBYLINE: Chad Smith, Staff writerLink to ArticleAlachua County, FLEvidence from a 2010 drug bust at the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. gainesville.comCharles Allen Smith, the former eviden...

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Two indicted in theft of heroin from Will County sheriff’s evidence container

Sun-Times Media, LLC. The SouthtownStar, southtownstar.suntimes.comBYLINE: JON SEIDEL Sun-Times Media to ArticleWill County, ILTerry D. Jenkins A Will County grand jury indicted two men Wednesday for ...

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Former Carter County sheriff pleads guilty to federal gun charges

Southeast Missourian, semissourian.comBYLINE: Michelle Friedrich ~ Daily American RepublicLink to ArticleCarter County, MOTommy AdamsFormer Carter County, Mo., Sheriff Tommy Adams pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to ill...

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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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Narcotics Detective to be Arraigned for Drug Theft

Bay City Television, Inc., XETV San Diego6-The CW, sandiego6.comBYLINE: Link to ArticleCarlsbad, CAA narcotics detective accused of theft and drug possession is set to be arraigned Friday.Michael Koch was arrested in January ...

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Man charged with burglarizing evidence locker where heroin went missing

Sun-Times Media, LLC. Chicago Sun-Times, suntimes.comBYLINE: JON SEIDEL Sun-Times Media to ArticleWill County, ILTerry D. Jenkins The theft of three kilograms of heroin from a Will County sheriff’s ev...

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Jurors blamed for missing evidence

San Antonio Express-News, mySA, mysanantonio.comBYLINE: Craig Kapitan, Antonio, TXAfter sending a man to prison last Friday for burning a young boy, two jurors tried to leave the courthouse with e...

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Ex-Calcasieu deputy ordered to pay $100K in restitution for money missing from evidence room

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, American Press, The Republic, a division of Home News Enterprises, therepublic.comBYLINE: Link to ArticleCalcasieu Parish, LALAKE CHARLES, La. — A judge has ordered a former Calcasieu Parish deputy to pa...

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Sheriff’s Office clerk resigns after grand theft arrest

Bradenton Hearld, bradenton.comBYLINE: LAURA C. MOREL — to ArticleManatee County, FLMANATEE - A Manatee County Sheriff’s Office property clerk resigned late last month after he was arrested for taking...

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Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty to Misconduct, Sentenced to Probation

The Patch.org Foundation, hinsdale.patch.comBYLINE: Joe O'Donnell, to ArticleClarendon Hills, ILNumerous felony counts against Daniel Ryan were dropped in a plea agreement that led to two years' pro...

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Fullerton police employee arrested in cash thefts

Orange County Register Communications, ocregister.comBYLINE: SEAN EMERY / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTERLink to ArticleFullerton, CAFULLERTON – A Fullerton police employee was arrested on suspicion of grand theft Thursday after a...

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Civilian worker held in theft of money from police property room

Los Angeles Times, latimesblogs.latimes.comLink to ArticleFullerton, CAA longtime civilian employee with the Fullerton Police Department was arrested Thursday on suspicion of stealing money from the agency's property room.Apr...

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Audit: Poulsbo PD need to tighten oversight of evidence locker

Fisher Communications, Inc., KOMO News Network, komonews.comBYLINE: Denise WhitakerLink to ArticleOne VideoPoulsbo, WAPOULSBO, Wash. -- A state audit found Poulsbo Police Department lacked oversight over its own evidence lock...

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TBI Arrests Former McMinn County Sheriff's Deputy

Chattanoogan.com, chattanoogan.comLink to ArticleMcMinn County, TNThe Tennessee Bureau of Investigation today arrested a former McMinn County Sheriff’s Office deputy for one count of official oppression after he was indicted ...

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Former Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Sheriff's Evidence

Gray Television, Inc., KKTV 11 News, kktv.comBYLINE: Associated Press, KKTV / APLink to ArticlePueblo County, COTara Adame Admits To Taking MoneyGuilty. That is the plea entered in by a former Sheriff’s Office employee who wa...

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'I turn into an animal,' says ex-Utah deputy facing DUI and possession charges

The Deseret News, deseretnews.comBYLINE: Geoff Liesik, Deseret News, to ArticleEmery County, UTFormer Emery County sheriff's deputy Clayton Bell was arrested Oct. 16, 2011. Investigators say Bell admit...

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Fired ex-Bunnell cop denies drug charges

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The Daytona Beach News-Journal, news-journalonline.com/BYLINE: FRANK FERNANDEZ, Staff writer, to ArticleBunnell, FLBUNNELL -- Former Bunnell police Lt. John Murray denied he took some marijua...

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Piscataway police veteran gets 3-year sentence for stealing cocaine from evidence valult

The Star-Ledger, New Jersey On-Line LLC, nj.comBYLINE: Sue Epstein/The Star-LedgerLink to ArticlePiscataway, NJPiscataway police officer pleaded guilty to stealing an undetermined amount of cocaine while working as the depart...

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No Charges, Early Retirement for Officer Caught Stealing [Poll]

Patch.org, MarlboroughPatch, marlborough.patch.comBYLINE: Josh Gray,Link to ArticleMarlborough, MACredit Josh GrayDet. Derek Johnson confessed to stealing money from the Marlborough evidence room.City officials have revealed ...

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Hank Investigates: Veteran cop stole from evidence room

Sunbeam Television Corp, WHDH-TV 7NEWS, whdh.comBYLINE: Link to ArticleOne VideoMarlborough, MAOn just one station--thousands of dollars swiped from a local police evidence room, but who took the money? Hank’s exclusive inves...

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Ex-Kingston detective gets 3 to 9 years for thefts

Poughkeepsie Journal, poughkeepsiejournal.comBYLINE: Larry Hertz, Poughkeepsie Journal, to ArticleKingston, NYFormer Ulster drug task force lieutenant admits stealing more than $200,000KINGSTON...

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Suspended western Pa. officer facing more charges

The Associated Press, Lebanon Daily News, ldnews.comLink to ArticleBraddock, PALIGONIER, Pa.—A suspended Pittsburgh-area police officer already awaiting trial on charges of stealing crack cocaine from a police evidence room n...

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Woodward former police detective charged with evidence theft

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The Oklahoman, NewsOK.com, newsok.comBYLINE: RANDY ELLIS to ArticleWoodward, OKMichael Albert Morton, Christine England-Morton - Photos providedWOODWARD — A former police detective was accused Thursday o...

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Update: Former Tarrant police officer, charged with stealing guns, surrenders

The Birmingham News, blog.al.comBYLINE: Jeremy Gray -- The Birmingham NewsLink to ArticleTarrant, ALTARRANT, Alabama -- A former Tarrant police officer who resigned in January after a probe into guns stolen from the departmen...

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Trusted police employee arrested in Gulf Shores

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Alabama Live LLC., blog.al.comBYLINE: Kathy Jumper, Press-Register Link to ArticleGulf Shores, ALGulf Shores police civilian employee Barry Martin was arrested for allegedly stealing from the Police Department's evidence room...

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Four men plead guilty to stealing handguns from Blanding police

The Salt Lake Tribune, sltrib.comBYLINE: Melinda Rogers, The Salt Lake TribuneLink to ArticleBlanding, UTFour men who stole nine handguns from the Blanding Police Department in August have pleaded guilty to their crimes in U....

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