(The Center Square) - Since the advent of DNA testing, law enforcement agencies have been able to prosecute crimes - and exonerate the wrongly convicted - with greater certainty than ever before.
In April 2018, a remarkable event occurred that forever impacted criminal investigations. The Golden State Killer was finally arrested. And, more interestingly, was the method law enforcement used to ...
A DNA project spearheaded by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office helped police collect and log thousands of criminal DNA profiles into the United States database, solving dozens of unsolved ...
Don’t expect the police to start collecting DNA at arrest any time soon in Washington, despite a Supreme Court ruling allowing the practice. Twenty-eight states currently take a DNA swab at arrest, ...
Maui County officials today warned the public about scams related to the collection of DNA samples in the aftermath of the wildfire disaster. Some Maui community members are receiving calls claiming ...
<p><br>ANNAPOLIS &mdash; Two years ago, nearly 25,000 DNA samples from convicted felons were sitting around the Maryland State Police laboratory. Due to lack of funds and long-vacant job positions, ...
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announces her legislative priorities to protect crime victims Tuesday ahead of the Iowa legislative session. (Maya Marchel Hoff/Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau) Buy ...