This week's winner is Massachusetts state trooper and would-be coke dealer Timothy White. White, a former spokesman for the state police, was arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court on April 18 on charges he stole 25 pounds of cocaine from a police evidence locker in Framingham. The coke was to be peddled through a friend, according to the charges.

White has been jailed since January after what the Boston Globe described as a "drug induced meltdown" in which White beat his wife with his service revolver, then stuck the gun in his mouth and threatened to kill himself. He was ordered to remain in custody pending trial. White, who worked for the state police narcotics unit, allegedly conspired with Robert Crisafulli of Hyde Park, who sold the drugs White stole. The two split the profits, according to prosecutors. Crisafullis is free on $25,000 cash bail.

In what is a standard quote in such cases, Assistant Attorney General William Bloomer called the arraignment "a sad day for law enforcement. "Mr. White violated the oath that he took on becoming a police officer. He violated the trust that the public bestowed upon him."

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This week's winner is Massachusetts state trooper and would-be coke dealer Timothy White. White, a former spokesman for the state police, was arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court on April 18 on charges he stole 25 pounds of cocaine from a police evidence locker in Framingham. The coke was to be peddled through a friend, according to the charges.

White has been jailed since January after what the Boston Globe described as a "drug induced meltdown" in which White beat his wife with his service revolver, then stuck the gun in his mouth and threatened to kill himself. He was ordered to remain in custody pending trial. White, who worked for the state police narcotics unit, allegedly conspired with Robert Crisafulli of Hyde Park, who sold the drugs White stole. The two split the profits, according to prosecutors. Crisafullis is free on $25,000 cash bail.

In what is a standard quote in such cases, Assistant Attorney General William Bloomer called the arraignment "a sad day for law enforcement. "Mr. White violated the oath that he took on becoming a police officer. He violated the trust that the public bestowed upon him."

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