Evidence allegedly destroyed by officers at police precinct during George Floyd protest threatens to derail drug case
A Minnesota judge is considering whether to drop charges against an alleged drug dealer after his lawyer claimed Minneapolis law enforcement officers destroyed critical evidence in a panic prompted by a blaze and takeover of another police department during a...
Man, 84, convicted in 1976 ‘cold case’ homicides
DNA doesn’t lie. It’s a scientific fact. July 27, 2021MARINETTE, Wis. — A jury Tuesday took only two hours to convict an 84-year-old man of murdering a Green Bay, Wis., couple at a campground in Marinette County more than four decades ago.After a nine-day...
Former Altoona police officer pleads guilty to stealing pills from police evidence lockers
On at least two occasions he switched seized pills being held as evidence with over-the-counter medication, writing false documentation for the seizures. Enter Article DATE HEREA former Altoona police officer has pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft of...
New Illinois law provides sexual assault survivors the ability to track the progress of their rape kit processing
While the tracking system won’t tell them the results of their tests, they’ll know the date it was started or completed. July 1, 2021ROCKFORD (WREX) — When a person is sexually assaulted, advocates say it takes an incredibly amount of courage for them to...
