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Sheriff: Drug Task Force building fire was mechanical; evidence vault preserved cases
Summary
Sheriff King told commissioners a Feb. 24 fire at the Drug Task Force building was deemed mechanical (not arson), evidence in a protective vault was preserved, equipment and vehicles were lost, and insurance and mutual-aid arrangements will allow operations to continue.
Sheriff King updated the Saint Clair County Board of Commissioners on March 5 about a Feb. 24 fire at the Drug Task Force building.
King said investigators have deemed the blaze mechanical rather than incendiary and that the department's purpose-built evidence vault protected case evidence. No people were injured, but vehicles and specialized…
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