Gambling Drives Cop to Steal $200K in Evidence Cash

Gambling Drives Cop to Steal $200K in Evidence Cash
Stock image of New South Wales Police badges in Sydney, Aug. 16, 2013. AAP Image/Dean Lewins
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A police officer stole more than $200,000 (US$127,000) cash seized as evidence to fund a gambling habit and credit card debt.

Tracey Lee Butler, 58, got away with stealing from her western Sydney police station for nearly five years with her colleagues failing to carry out regular audits.