Evidence destroyed in Stamford woman’s drunk-driving case

The Hearst Corporation, Darien News, dariennewsonline.com BYLINE: John Nickerson Stamford, CT STAMFORD — A judge has been asked to drop felony charges against a city woman who allegedly killed two men while driving drunk on Interstate 95 in Darien in 2010...

Trooper charged with stealing $3,700 from dying man was captured on dash camera

Hearst Communications Inc., Connecticut Post, ctpost.com BYLINE: Daniel Tepfer, dtepfer@ctpost.com Bridgeport, CT Aaron Huntsman, a state trooper, was arrested after police said he took a chain and cash from the dead victim of a motorcycle crash in Fairfield in...

Suffield Officer Arrested, Fired After Missing Evidence Probe, Chief Says

Hartford Courant, courant.com BYLINE: ANTHONY DILORENZO, adilorenzo@ctnow.com FOX CT Link to Article Suffield, CT Jeremy C. DePietro (Town of Suffield / May 18, 2012) SUFFIELD —— A veteran police officer who was arrested last week on larceny and evidence tampering...

Ret. East Haven Detective Charged with Stealing from Evidence Locker

Shore Publishing, The Courier, The Day Publishing Company, theday.com BYLINE: Courier Staff Link to Article East Haven, CT Retired East Haven Police detective Michael D’Amato was profiled by the Courier in 2006 for his extensive work with the town’s youth....

At Embattled State Crime Lab, Limits On Evidence Set

The Hartford Courant, courant.com BYLINE: JOSH KOVNER, jkovner@courant.com Link to Article Hartford, CT The expert panel wrestling with a huge backlog of untested DNA cases at the state crime lab has for the first time set limits on how many evidence samples the...

Drop-box drug disposal program statewide

Canaiden Online Media Network, connecticutplus.com BYLINE: Conencticut Department of Consumer Protection Link to Article Hartford, CT HARTFORD, CT – On the heels of a successful pilot project, the Department of Consumer Protection’s Drug Control Division is...