BECKLEY POLICE THEFT Evidence Technician Admits To Stealing Prescription Drugs
Reported by: Mamie Buoy
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Dec. 4, 2012 5:00 PM EST
Updated: Dec. 4, 2012 5:12 PM EST
Eyewitness News Photo
Beckley
, West Virginia
A former evidence technician at the Beckley Police Department has admitted to stealing from the department's evidence locker.
Gabriella Brown, 31, pleaded guilty to obtaining prescription drugs by fraud Tuesday in federal court in Bluefield, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. The U.S. Attorneys Office said Brown admitted to stealing more than 200 prescription pills from the evidence locker earlier this year.
Brown faces up to four years in prison and a $250,000 fine when she is sentenced April 22.
Ky. museum to bid on historical papers June 19, 2013 10:50 AM EDT A western Kentucky museum is raising money in an effort to purchase the personal papers of two community pioneers that have a link to a famous novel.
Ky. museum to bid on historical papers June 19, 2013 10:50 AM EDT A western Kentucky museum is raising money in an effort to purchase the personal papers of two community pioneers that have a link to a famous novel.
June 13, 2013 Rio Bravo-South Charleston; Pizza Hut-Kanawha City; Fifth Quarter makes the list. Find out who has violations and who gets the Clean Kitchen Award!