Century CI officer arrested for allegedly stealing drugs from evidence locker
Other officers allegedly found a chain of custody form and an evidence bag with a broken seal in a trash can near Harrell’s post. Enter Article DATE HEREA Century Correctional Institution officer has been arrested for allegedly stealing drugs from an...
Flood of Trouble: Hollywood Police evidence vault flooded with sewage, are criminal cases at risk?
An internal police memo says “over 1,200 items had to be removed from the vault and dried.” MAY 19, 2018(WSVN) – A sewage leak inside a South Florida police department left evidence — soaked. The question now: could it sink pending criminal cases?...
OBPD Evidence Custodian fired after internal investigation uncovered 185 discrepancies in evidence
The evidence custodian admitted to smashing drug paraphernalia with a hammer. May 7, 2018Following a five-month investigation over 185 discrepancies in the Ormond Beach Police Department’s evidence department, one employee has been fired and two others...
DNA LEADS TO ARREST OF MAN IN 1993 ST. PETE RAPE
The case went cold, but DNA evidence eventually identified Robert Burton, 48, as the suspect. May 4, 2018DNA evidence helped Pinellas County deputies arrest a man in a 25-year-old rape case, the sheriff’s office said today.According to deputies, early on Jan....
