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Three Days After Being Sworn in West Virginia Sheriff Arrested for Stealing and Using Meth from Evidence Room

January 6, 2017January 8, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 1305 Views Accountability, City of Spencer, cop arrested for meth, copblock.org, Corruption, court injunction, Dishonesty, Drug war, evidence room, formal removal process, Grand Larceny, Justice System, kelly patterson, Methamphetamine, New York Daily News, newly elected sheriff, NY Daily News, police, police abuse, police accountability, Roane County, Roane County Commission, Sheriff Matthew "Bo" Williams, Spencer Police Department, stealing drugs, stealing evidence, sworn in, taking it day by day, video, West Virginia, WSAZ NewsChannel3, WV

Three days into his new job as Roane County (WV) Sheriff, Matthew “Bo” Williams had a bit of a workplace

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Missing From Police Evidence Room: $408K, 60 Guns, 4700 Bags Of Drugs

September 15, 2016 Asa J 2273 Views Accountability, audit, bags of cocaine, Braintree, Braintree police, Braintree police department, chief Russell W. Jenkins, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, evidence room, Guns, Massachusetts, Mayor Joseph Sullivan, missing evidence, missing guns, missing narcotics evidence, missing property evidence, narcotics evidence, police accountability, police audit, Police State, property evidence, Russell W. Jenkins

An audit of a Massachusetts police department’s evidence room has revealed that thousands of pieces of drug and property evidence,

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Narcotics Supervisor Charged With Five Felonies For Stealing Drug Evidence

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 Asa J 1278 Views Accountability, audit, Bartholomew County Jail, chief Jon Rohde, Chris Miles, COLUMBUS, Columbus Police Department, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, drug evidence, Drug war, drug warriors, evidence, evidence room, felony, felony charges, Indiana, Indiana State Police, Jeremy Coomes, Jeremy R. Coomes, Jon Rohde, Luke Smyka, misdemeanor, misdemeanor charges, missing evidence, Narcotics Unit Supervisor, official misconduct, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a narcotic drug, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine, stealing drug evidence, Theft

A former Columbus, Indiana cop faces numerous felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly stealing drug evidence from his department’s evidence

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Springfield Police “Blindsided” by Retired Officer’s Theft of $385,000 From Evidence Room

January 24, 2016January 23, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1417 Views Accountability, asset fofeiture, audit, blindsided, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Double Standard, Drug war, evidence room, Justice System, kelly patterson, ma, mass, Massachusetts, master thief, narcotics evidence officer, Officer Kevin Burnham, piddling amount, police, police accountability, Police Commissioner John Barbieri, seizure, senior officer, Springfield, springfield police department, stealing, the Rainmaker, the war on some drugs, war on drugs

Officer Kevin Burnham, who retired as the “senior officer” in the Springfield (Massachusetts) Police Department after 43 years, was exposed

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