DNA evidence led to arrest in killing of 84-year-old man

Crime lab found DNA matching that of Williams on the inside of the driver’s side door. May 15, 2017A fingerprint found on the outside of an 84-year-old murder victim’s car in August identified a 24-year-old man, who told police he was struggling to find a...

Detective grilled over wrongful release of evidence at former officer’s murder trial

Homicide detective cross-examined over wrongful release of evidence to defendant’s daughter February 16, 2017By Samantha Vicent Tulsa World | 0 comments Witnesses for former Tulsa Police Officer Shannon Kepler’s defense will testify Thursday after...

Sunland Park city manager says audit reveals issues in police department

“Sometimes the evidence was never logged in, sometimes the evidence was found at an officer’s home when we went looking for it.” February 22, 2017unland Park’s city manager said a new audit may have uncovered “borderline corruption”...

Review reveals missing evidence in Tucumcari

A recent inventory of the evidence and property at the Tucumcari Police Department revealed that 17 firearms from nine criminal cases are unaccounted for, February 15, 2017A recent inventory of the evidence and property at the Tucumcari Police Department revealed that...

Catapult Used to Launch Marijuana Into U.S. From Mexico Seized by Border Patrol Agents, Authorities Say

The contraption was powerful enough to sling two bundles of weed — weighing a combined 47 pounds — into the United States from Mexico. February 15, 2017Border Patrol agents in Arizona thwarted some drug smugglers and dismantled a drug catapult used to launch marijuana...

Local police detective fired over handling of evidence

About 200 past and current cases could be affected, Mitchell said during a news conference Monday afternoon February 6, 2017Temple police Detective Jason Jordan was suspended indefinitely Monday after an internal investigation that started in September into his...