Where are the Fall River PD's drug logs?

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Three months after the Fall River Police Department first announced that two years’ worth of drug case evidence was missing, an investigation into their disappearance is still ongoing — but dozens of criminal cases have been tied up in court, with potential consequences further down the road. We spoke with police, the District Attorney, and several defense attorneys for a deep-dive, comprehensive look into what these missing logs are, how their absence is affecting the court system, and how they tie into shocking problems at the FRPD vice unit. Read more about this important issue here.

A Fall River man will serve up to two decades in state prison for raping a 14-year-old girl three times in the same night, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. Arnold Thompson, 37, of 1197 Robeson St., pleaded guilty to rape in this appalling case – get the full story here. 

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