New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said today that some facilities used for storing evidence in criminal cases flooded during Hurricane Sandy. "In some of our storage locations we have evidence that has been damaged," Mr. Kelly told reporters Tuesday morning. "Significant flooding has taken place, no question about it." More in the NYTimes. (via Michael Roston)
Sandy damaged NYPD evidence facilities
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