BEND, Ore. — Authorities say the Oregon State Police laboratories in Bend and Pendleton are temporarily closed while police investigate a forensic analyst who worked at both labs.
The East Oregonian and Bend Bulletin report that Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel says the analyst skimmed drugs from samples submitted to the Bend lab for testing. She worked at the Pendleton lab before moving to Bend in 2012.
State police told prosecutors in early September that they were investigating the analyst.
Hummel says evidence from Bend and Pendleton will be sent to one of the state’s other forensic laboratories in Clackamas, Central Point or Springfield
State police Sgt. Cari Boyd says the Bend and Pendleton labs were still accredited Thursday.
Oregon State Police declined to comment.
