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WEBVTT . TONIGHT, DES MOINES POLICE ARE FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY. SENIOR OFFICERS JOSHUA JUDGE AND TYSON TEUT WERE IN THE SAME RECRUIT CLASS. BOTH STARTED WITH THE DES MOINES POLICE IN 2013, BOTH RESIGNED MONDAY. >> THIS ONE STINGS AND IT IRRITATES JUST ABOUT EVERYONE IN THIS BUILDING. MARK: THE FORMER OFFICERS ARE THE SUBJECT OF AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION, AFTER POLICE SAY A COMPLAINANT CAME FORWARD ACCUSING THEM OF PLANTING DRUGS DURING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN WHAT POLICE CALL A ROUTINE DRUG CASE FROM JANUARY OF LAST YEAR. >> THIS INCIDENT DOESN'T REPRESENT HOW WE DO BUSINESS, -- LOOK THROUGH HUNDREDS OF CASES TOUCHED BY THESE OFFICERS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THAT WILL REQUIRE DIVERTING A LOT OF MANPOWER AT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE 6 UNSOLVED MURDERS IN THE CITY. TO PULL THOSE GUYS AWAY FROM >> THAT KIND OF INVESTIGATION TO CLEAN UP A MESS THAT SOMEONE IN OUR OWN BUILDING CREATED IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING. MARK: SERGEANT PAUL PARIZEK CALLED THIS THE LATEST GUT PUNCH IN A CHALLENGING YEAR REFERENCING THE DEATH OF 3 OFFICERS IN 2016 BUT HE SAYS IT SHOULDN'T UNDO THE TRUST THE DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED HARD TO BUILD WITH THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE, CALLING JOSHUA JUDGE AND TYSON TEUT OUTLIERS AND THE PROBLEM NOT SYSTEMIC. >> WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT OUR HISTORY, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE SITUATION SO I THINK THE ASSURANCES TO THE COMMUNITY THAT IT'S NOT SYSTEMIC ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. MARK: DEFENSE ATTORNEY GUY COOK TOLD ME THAT IS ALL RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS, NOT ONLY IN THE CASES OF THESE OFFICERS INVOLVED BUT ALSO IN ALL OTHER DES MOINES POLICE DEPARTMENT CASES INVOLVING NEW EVIDENCE. HE TOLD ME HIS STAFF WILL LOOK THROUGH ALL THE CASES HIS OFFICE PROSECUTED THAT INVOLVED THESE OFFICERS.

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Des Moines police provided an update on an internal investigation Tuesday morning. Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said officers Joshua Judge, 30, and Tyson Teut, 30, resigned Monday. “Our Office of Professional Standards received information that two of our officers had been involved in an incident of planting evidence during a narcotics-related investigation," said Parizek. “Obviously a very egregious policy violation, so we initiated an investigation immediately.” The officers are suspected of planting evidence in a Jan. 15 2015 narcotics investigation. Both officers joined the force in August of 2013. Parizek said there will be an extensive internal review of all of the officer’s case work. These are senior officers, so there is a great deal of case work to go through, involving hundreds of cases. Parizek said Criminal charges are possible in this case. “As we move forward, the Polk County Attorney’s Office will be kept informed along the way," said Parizek. “Clearly there is the potential for criminal charges in this case, so we need to keep them in the loop.” Parizek said he knew both officers personally, and paused for a moment before answering when asked how the situation made him feel. “I don’t know how to phrase this tactfully, but let’s say that you take our worst employee. I would be shocked if our worst employee did something like this. I’d be shocked if it was our laziest employee. This is not something that happens here,” said Parizek. Parizek said little other information will be released before the end of the internal investigation. “This is an ongoing investigation. It’s very, very rare that we discuss internal investigations before their completion. We feel that the public’s interest, and keeping them informed as to what is happening here is very critical. We need to maintain their trust, and part of that is keeping them informed of what is going on," said Parizek.