A former West Chester police officer has been indicted by a Butler County grand jury on felony charges alleging she tampered with evidence in a death investigation and misused police equipment, according to prosecutors.
Michelle Berling is facing two counts of tampering with evidence and one count of tampering with records, all third-degree felonies and unauthorized use of property, a fifth-degree felony. The alleged crimes occurred between Aug. 8 and Aug. 13, according to the grand jury report. The indictment comes after a BCI investigation.
Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser said Berling’s tampering charges involve allegations that she altered Flock camera data and images involving the death investigation of a woman found dead in June on Schumacher Park Drive…