McKeesport police’s evidence room at center of investigative audit

McKeesport police’s evidence room at center of investigative audit October 1, 2024 / 11:18 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) — The McKeesport Police Department’s evidence room is at the center of an investigative audit. Weeks after former...

Touch DNA solves another case!

May 16th, 2024 Touch DNA leads to arrest in decades-old cold case murder of North Whitehall Township widow WHITEHALL TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — An arrest has been made in a decades-old cold case, thanks to the advancement of “touch DNA” technology,...

Poor Record Keeping Can Hurt Your Reputation

Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office can’t account for nearly 200 guns, city controller says September 21st, 2023PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office can’t account for nearly 200 guns, despite statements the sheriff made suggesting that...

Former Greensburg police chief waives theft, tampering charges for court

County district attorney said an audit of the evidence room found that a backpack containing suspected steroids and psilocybin mushrooms was missing. August 12, 2023Former Greensburg police chief waives theft, tampering charges for court Former Greensburg police chief...

State police evidence room audit to include suggestions for policy changes at West Hills

Spurred by the death of Beblar earlier this month, the state police conducted a regulatory audit of the West Hills Regional’s evidence room, indicating that Beblar had tampered with drug evidence, officials said. June 29, 2023Jun. 29—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — An ongoing...

Former Lancaster County Drug Task Force leader sentenced for theft

John Burkhart will also serve four years of probation and has been ordered to pay back $140,000 in restitution as part of his sentence May 5, 2023HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The former officer in charge of the Lancaster County Drug Task Force was sentenced to 8 to 22...