CAIRO — State Police have arrested the town of Cairo's police chief, accusing him of evidence tampering.

On Thursday, Christopher Sprague was charged with felony counts of tampering with public records and tampering with physical evidence, troopers said. He was also charged with misdemeanor counts of witness tampering and falsely reporting an incident. Sprague, 48, was arrested after an ongoing investigation.

A police statement said Sprague improperly handled evidence and falsely reported information to a state trooper, but it was not specific.

Sprague was arraigned before Town Justice Raymond Kennedy and will appear in court at a later date.