Sheriff ‘deeply saddened and angry’ by arrest of evidence custodian in theft case

GBI investigation that uncovered missing money and drug evidence Enter Article DATE HEREWhen Jasper County Sheriff Donnie Pope hired Michael Barrett about three years ago, the U.S. Navy veteran already had law enforcement experience. Until late last month,...

DeKalb Police officer charged with theft, tampering with evidence

“It’s very upsetting to me when an officer crosses that line,” March 6, 2017TUCKER, Ga. – A DeKalb County Police officer is behind bars after being charged with several crimes related to an incident over the weekend.According to the DeKalb County...

Once-shelved evidence of child sexual assaults yields DNA hits

Evidence from at least 14 sexual assault kits long stored at Atlanta hospitals for children — and in some cases forgotten — matched DNA samples collected from convicted criminals and stored in a national data base. November 29, 2016Evidence from at least 14 sexual...

Theft of drugs linked to evidence custodian

Nawolski pleaded guilty to charges of felony possession of hydrocodone, forgery, and theft by taking of oxycodone. November 16, 2016VALDOSTA, GA (WALB) – A person who controlled evidence at the Valdosta-Lowndes County Regional Crime Lab is charged with taking...

GBI receives thousands of untested rape kits

The GBI reports receiving 541 kits in July and 1,994 kits in August, from both older and more recent cases. That’s in addition to more than 3,000 active cases the crime lab was already processing, according to GBI August 1, 2016DEKALB COUNTY, GA...

Deputy allegedly stole drugs from evidence room

“It appears that these drugs were taken for personal use,” he said Enter Article DATE HEREA veteran Cherokee County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Saturday after he confessed to stealing drugs from the evidence room, authorities said.Jeffrey...