An audit showed that roughly $145,000, guns and drugs were missing from the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office property and evidence storage but more could still be missing, Sheriff Jeff Easter said Friday. Easter said a former property and evidence technician and supervisor started being investigated for the missing items after an employee noticed the storage area in disarray on Jan. 24. Both employees no longer worked with the sheriff’s office as of Feb. 27, Easter said. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said the missing evidence, most of which was supposed to be destroyed, has led to some cases being dismissed.
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