The former Greensburg Police Chief has been charged by Westmoreland County Detectives with taking evidence out of the department’s evidence room.
The Trib reports that former chief Shawn Denning is charged with theft, conspiracy and three counts of tampering with evidence, all misdemeanors. Investigators said the evidence in question — a backpack containing suspected steroids and psilocybin mushrooms — was listed to be destroyed, but it never was and instead is missing from the evidence room in Greensburg, according to court papers. The backpack is connected to a drug investigation Denning conducted with fellow officers. Denning’s attorney Steven Townsend said his initial assessment of the detectives’ complaint is that is “seems like a pretty thin case” and relies on memories of other officers regarding the evidence in question.
A preliminary hearing is set for August 17th in this incident.
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