Drugs, guns, money missing from police evidence room, report finds. Are cases at risk?
The Atwater evidence locker was maintained “sub par at best” without any consistency, proper oversight and included a space at a mini-storage without an alarm, according to a state Department of Justice report. May 10, 2019The Atwater evidence locker until...
Mystery surrounds 1,000 guns seized at Los Angeles mansion connected to Getty family
Authorities described the property as a hoarder’s paradise, with guns strewn throughout several of the home’s rooms. It took about 30 law enforcement personnel more than 12 hours to remove all the weapons, which included rifles, shotguns, assault weapons...
Seattle police solve 1967 cold case murder through DNA, family tree
Seattle police have solved a murder from nearly 52 years ago with the help of DNA and a family tree — a method investigators are increasingly using to crack cold cases.May 7, 2018Susan Galvin was a 20-year-old records clerk for the department in July 1967 when she was...
The Evidence In The Vaults Below The Courthouse
The oldest evidence Nicks keeps is from a murder case back in the 1970s. May 3, 2019As you enter the San Diego Superior Court’s evidence storage vaults, the sound that greets you is rushing water. Like a spa, or a relaxing fountain. Except this water runs...
