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'The currency had been submitted to the department as evidence following its recovery from a residential burglary investigation. Through the course of the investigation, Troopers discovered that Newton was the sole guardian of the missing evidence and was responsible for its misuse. LSP investigators concluded that Newton intentionally tampered with the evidence constituting malfeasance and subsequently obtained a warrant for his arrest,' said a statement from Trooper Nick Manale, a spokesman for State Police.




'We are pretty sad as of what recently came down as of today,' said Kentwood Mayor Harold Smith. 'We're sad for the chief, we're sad for the town.'


Smith said, 'I think it's fair to the chief and the town and everybody else to wait until this episode unfolds.'


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