GREENSBURG, Pa. – The Westmoreland County District Attorney has announced the criminal charges filed against former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning.
Denning faces charges in connection with an audit of a room that was designated for evidence destruction.
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The audit took place in February 2023. Detectives found a single backpack with a large amount of illegal steroids and suspected psilocybin mushrooms missing.
Investigators said Denning had access to that room as the boss, and the backpack was part of a drug case in which he was the investigating officer.
The case had previously been classified as closed, and the backpack was scheduled to be destroyed, but it was never destroyed.
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Detectives were unable to find the backpack or the drugs inside.
Denning is charged with theft by unlawful taking or disposition, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and tampering with public records or information.
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