According to CBS 12 in Providence, Fall River Police have lost at least two years of drug-case evidence, a revelation its interim Chief has called "an embarrassment" and one that deals another blow to the embattled department's reputation. Interim Chief Paul Gauvin revealed the debacle in a letter sent to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn on March 23, explaining that controlled-buy logs for 2019 and 2020 have gone missing. The information was then relayed to Defense Attorneys, and Quinn said he's now investigating the matter. The information that is often used to obtain search warrants and support court cases would typically detail how much cash was used, when and where the purchase happened and what drugs were acquired. but that information is now gone for 2019 and 2020, according to gauvin.

The logs were found to be missing last May, roughly one month after former Detective Joshua Robillard came under investigation over his allegations. The latest issue is again raising the specter that ongoing and past criminal prosecutions could be affected.