Daily Archives: July 22, 2014

Cleveland has cleared backlog of 3,985 untested rape kits

Posted on July 22, 2014 by ForensicConnect | Comments Off

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland police have sent the last of 3,985 rape kits to the state crime lab for testing, clearing a backlog of untested sexual assault evidence stretching back to 1993.

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York Co. Sheriff’s Office DNA lab earns inagural accreditation

Posted on July 22, 2014 by ForensicConnect | Comments Off

After three years, the York County Sheriff’s Office DNA Laboratory is now open.
The laboratory received from Forensic Quality Services that it has achieved accreditation under the global basis for laboratory accreditation in management and technical requirements.