The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office is investigating missing cash from the evidence room of the Springfield Police Department.
Springfield Police Commissioner John Barbieri said a preliminary investigation began last month when the department was unable to locate U.S. currency that had been seized in now closed criminal cases. He did not say how much cash is unaccounted for.
The investigation so far has not turned up any other missing evidence or property such as narcotics or guns.
Barbieri said he referred the matter to the attorney general’s office, and plans to bring in an outside expert to audit the police department evidence room.
The investigation was revealed Friday when the Springfield Mayor’s office released correspondence from Barbieri and the city attorney in response to a public records request by the Springfield Republican newspaper.
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