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Attorney General says State Patrol can withhold policy for handling, storing evidence
- Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star
- Oct 31, 2021
- Oct 31, 2021 Updated May 24, 2023
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Lincoln Police and the Nebraska State Patrol have linked fentanyl-laced cocaine that has led to multiple overdose deaths to the patrol’s own evidence locker, the agencies announced in a joint news conference Sept. 24, 2021.
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Read documents related to the Journal Star's request for patrol property evidence records
Journal Star request for State Patrol property evidence records
Nebraska State Patrol response to Journal Star request for property evidence policy
Journal Star appeal to Attorney General for patrol records
Attorney General response to LJS appeal for patrol records
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Col. John Bolduc, who has led the Nebraska State Patrol since 2017, will retire from a law enforcement career that included stints in three states across nearly 40 years.
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John Bender, associate dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications
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Reach the writer at 402-473-7120 or cdunker@journalstar.com.
On Twitter @ChrisDunkerLJS
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Col. John Bolduc, who has led the Nebraska State Patrol since 2017, will retire from a law enforcement career that included stints in three states across nearly 40 years.
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John Bender, associate dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications
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