From KRQE-TV.com - by Bill Diven - A Portales police captain has been charged with tampering with public records for allegedly destroying traffic citations before they could be filed in court.A statement from Ninth District Attorney Matthew Chandler said Capt. Lonnie Berry of the Portales Police Department was arrested today. Berry is charged with three counts of tampering with a public record. The charges are fourth-degree felonies. Chandler’s statement said investigators from his office and the New Mexico State Police began looking into Berry’s activities in June after a police officer reported he was removing and shredding citations issued to a Portales resident. The resident and his or her relationship with Berry is not discussed in Chandler’s statement. Investigators allege that over nine months Berry intercepted eight traffic citations before police records personnel could file them with the appropriate court and either destroyed or hid them. As part of the investigation a search warrant was served on Portales police headquarters on Dec. 1. Berry was placed on paid leave the next day and following his arrest has agreed to resign, Chandler said. Read more
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