Former Drug Task Force Leader Charged

A REPORT BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDICATES THAT 56 YEAR OLD JOHN BURKHART OF LANCASTER COUNTY HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH STEALING MONEY. THE REPORT INDICATES THAT BURKHART WAS ALLEGEDLY STEALING MONEY FOR HIS PERSONAL USE. THE MONEY WAS CONFISCATED DURING DRUG INVESTIGATIONS, AND HAD BEEN ORDERED SEIZED AND HELD BY AUTHORITES. POLICE ACCUSE BURKHART OF STEALNG MORE THAN $200,000 OVER A 6 YEAR PERIOD. HE WAS ARRAIGNED THIS WEEK AND WAS RELEASED ON $25,000 BAIL. CHARGES INCLUDE THEFT AND TAMPERING WITH GOVERNMENT RECORDS AND EVIDENCE.