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Do you think it is ok for police departments to shred evidence, and reports after 7 years?

April 26, 2017Departments Legal Ok police reports shred think

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Do you think it is ok for police departments to shred evidence, and reports after 7 years?

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I think they should be put on microfiche or tapes, in case they ever need to re-open the case. Many people have later been proven to have been innocent. Without those records and evidence, that would have been impossible.