I see nothing in the article to say the Chief was involved other than not the implied lack of managerial oversight. Did the thefts pre-date his command? Do you have additional info to share that shows him to be anything more than a bad manager?
Two guns missing from the Braintree Police Department’s evidence room were in the home of the person in charge of the room, a new report said.
WCVB reports that of the eight firearms unaccounted for, two of them were located at the home of Officer Susan Zopatti, who was in charge of the room until her death in May. One of the guns belongs to Michael Flemmi, a former Boston police officer who served time in prison for hiding guns for his brother, mobster Stephen Flemmi, and mob boss Whitey Bulger.
Heat-sealed evidence bags were broken into, some narcotics evidence was replaced with other drugs. and rape kits were being stored in an outside trailer, according to the news station.
In August, it was reported that an outside investigator was being brought in to audit the police department’s evidence room. The audit is focused on cases from the past three years and has reportedly found that in addition to the weapons, over $70,000 in cash and 1,000 pieces of drug evidence are missing.
The police officer in charge of the evidence room committed suicide during the audit back in May.
Did the thefts pre-date his command?
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The officer in charge of the evidence room was placed in that position by the Chief Russell.
Do you have additional info to share that shows him to be anything more than a bad manager?
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Not at this time. The officer in charge of the evidence room since 2013 was never audited until May of 2016.
Your spot on. He is a good guy who made a mistake in not supervising the officer in charge of the evidence room. There is more to the story regarding the officer that killed herself but not sure it will ever see the light of day.