{"id":21605,"date":"2023-05-25T20:18:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T20:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=21605"},"modified":"2023-05-25T20:18:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T20:18:35","slug":"da-announces-criminal-charges-filed-against-ex-greensburg-police-chief-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=21605","title":{"rendered":"DA Announces Criminal Charges Filed Against Ex-Greensburg Police Chief &#8211; WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">GREENSBURG, Pa. &#8211; The Westmoreland County District Attorney has announced the criminal charges filed against former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Denning faces charges in connection with an audit of a room that was designated for evidence destruction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE >> Former Greensburg police chief faces federal drug charges<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">The audit took place in February 2023. Detectives found a single backpack with a large amount of illegal steroids and suspected psilocybin mushrooms missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">The case had previously been classified as closed, and the backpack was scheduled to be destroyed, but it was never destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">RELATED >> Sources: Officer Takes Desk in Ex-Greensburg Police Chief&#8217;s Alleged Drug Dealing<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Detectives were unable to find the backpack or the drugs inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Denning is charged with theft by unlawful taking or disposition, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and tampering with public records or information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Follow the news of Channel 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> i <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.  |  Watch WPXI NOW<\/p>\n<p>MAIN STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92023 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/da-announces-criminal-charges-filed-against-ex-greensburg-police-chief\/FLKONKRK6NG6JIBDLWVASBAMQU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GREENSBURG, Pa. &#8211; 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. PREVIOUS COVERAGE >> Former Greensburg police chief faces federal drug charges The audit took place in February 2023. Detectives found a single backpack with a large amount of illegal steroids and suspected psilocybin mushrooms missing. 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