Clergy Activists Demand Answers Regarding Mishandling of Evidence for Missing Austin Teen
by Lesley R. Chinn
Six months and one week.
That's how long 15-year-old Yasmin Acree has been missing. AWestside clergy activist group and members of Acree's family said the police allegedly took two additional days before they confiscated a broken padlock from Acree's home to use as evidence in the case.
The LEADERs Network has continued to demand answers from police not only about the whereabouts of Acree but also this time the alleged mishandling of evidence. On Monday, the group met for the first time with Chief Tina Skahill of the Chicago Police Department's Internal Affairs Division at the groups West Garfield headquarters on 22 N. Kildaire.
Rev. Cy Fields, president of the LEADERs, said that the internal affairs division promised that they would conduct the investigation of Acree's case in a timely and thorough manner.
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