Special Report: Evidence Room Changes
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Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2013 · News & Politics
Asheville's police chief hires a new manager for the departments embattled property room.The property room has been plagued with problems, including missing drugs and weapons, poor record keeping, and an ongoing SBI probe.After considering a hundred applicants, the chief hired Timothy Scapin from the Pinellas County, Florida, sheriff's office.It was just one of several updates from the chief about a property room with a troubling past.Chief Anderson says he's been hard at work.. making improvements and frequent inspections at the evidence room.. The evidence room was the subject of a scathing report last July to Ashville City Council members. An independent audit revealed missing items, poor record keeping and piles of clutter.Anderson says those problems have been addressed and he's now waiting on the district attorneys office and the SBI who are still investigating, we know what happened in our property room , not only do we know what happened we know how it happened and who's responsible.The chief says hiring Timothy Scapin, who's specially trained in this area, will help restore integrity and respect to the property room.Scapin's salary will be just over $50,500 a year. He starts his new job March 4th.By Frank FraboniFollow Frank on Twitter @FrabonzClick here for more on the APD evidence room audits from our partners at Carolina Public PressRelated Links:APD Evidence Room InvestigationJudge Hears Evidence Room LawsuitEvidence Room Lawsuit UpdateAPD Evidence Room Audit UpdateCity Council Tackles the IssuesEvidence Room Lawsuit UpdateEvidence Room In SongSchool Funds Locked In Evidence RoomAPD Missing Evidence Could Change Plea DealsAsheville Police Department AuditAsheville City Council to Heart Audit ReportDA Responds to ComplaintAPD Evidence Room Shake-Up _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
