Daily Archives: August 21, 2014

MPD Push on Rape Kit Backlog Yields Indictments

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HarveyIndictments are ready on 22 Memphis rape cases that were part of the city’s backlog of untested sexual assault kits.
Memphis Police Department [MPD] Deputy Chief Jim Harvey said some of those indictments are on known suspects, and some of them are on DNA profiles of unknown suspects collected from the kits.

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Oman to create DNA database of criminals

Posted on August 21, 2014 by | Comments Off on Oman to create DNA database of criminals

OmanOman is preparing to create a DNA database of jailed criminals, according to Muscat Daily.
The move would help improve police investigations and prosecutions, a senior official was quoted as saying.

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