Jan 30, 2016 | Evidence, Rx Drop Box
When someone drops off unused prescription pills at a police department’s locked box, they might expect those drugs are carefully counted, weighed and watched until they are destroyed. But that’s not always the case. While federal and state officials offer...
Jan 24, 2016 | Drug Disposal, Evidence
As an evidence custodian for the Louisiana State Police, Sgt. Ronald Thomas enjoyed a staggering level of trust, even for a veteran trooper. His supervision was so minimal, in fact, that he would disappear for hours, fishing the workday away at the Poverty Point...
Dec 3, 2015 | Evidence, Rx Drop Box
A Sauk Prairie police officer arrested Tuesday on tentative felony drug charges was stealing medications from his police department’s Med Drop box, according to search warrants filed Wednesday. Matt Alt, 38, was jailed Tuesday on tentative charges of misconduct in...
Jun 24, 2015 | Evidence, Rx Drop Box
An Oregon police officer who died unexpectedly in January was stealing drugs from the department’s evidence room and prescription drug disposal box, an internal investigation has found. Lt. Karey Clark, 38, died Jan. 9. The sudden death of a seemingly healthy and...
Apr 20, 2015 | Drug Disposal, Evidence, Rx Drop Box
An estimated 300 pounds of returned medications — including potentially addictive narcotics — show just how important it is that the public dispose of unwanted drugs safely, say Windsor police. The massive haul of pills, patches, capsules, tablets, injectables and...
May 26, 2014 | Drug Disposal, Evidence, Rx Drop Box
Cardboard boxes and paper envelopes packed with marijuana, cocaine and other drugs line warehouse-style shelves at the State Highway Patrol’s Ohio crime laboratory, where seizures large and small are stored for safekeeping for sometimes years until they’re...
