Stolen Neb. Police Evidence Leads to Dismissal of over 65 Cases

Seized narcotics worth over $1.2 million were stolen from Nebraska State Patrol’s evidence room in Lincoln in September, and continued reviews could result in even more dismissals, officials say. November 1, 2021A month after news broke about the theft of more...

St. Louis police ask judge to force city’s top prosecutor to clear evidence shelves of drugs

SLMPD filed a petition in court asking a judge to force the CAO to review about 6,890 cases involving drugs and determine which drugs can be destroyed. November 6, 2022ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department wants the city’s Circuit...

Wichita gives update on police property and evidence audit

I will say that I am very happy to see the preliminary results of the audit since it appears all evidence has been accounted for thus far. Enter Article DATE HEREWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The city provided an update on the Wichita Police Department’s Property...

Charges filed after more evidence reportedly found in disgraced police chief’s home

The document states that during a search of Jones’ home, the Pike County Sheriff’s Office found an evidence bag with a Missouri State Highway Patrol seal containing what was believed to be meth. October 28, 2022LOUISIANA Mo. (WGEM) – The State of...

Former Minneapolis cop gets 3 years for stealing drugs during illegal searches

Prosecutors said Jindra made up reasons to conduct searches so he could steal drugs including oxycodone and methamphetamine Enter Article DATE HEREA federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Minneapolis police officer to more than 3 years in prison for...

Attorneys: Evidence destroyed in criminal case of former Minneapolis police officer

Attorneys for Cummings claim the evidence in question includes GPS data, messages between Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) troopers who responded to the crash, as well as letters and email communications, requested under discovery.Enter Headline here September 27,...