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Technology

Arizona DPS Testing 'Rapid DNA' Tech

The Arizona Department of Public Safety has begun testing "rapid DNA" technology that delivers a DNA profile in less than two hours. The state's DPS crime lab has been testing the Integenx Rapidhit 200 system.

August 25, 2013

Patrol

Open Wide and Say, "Ahhh"

Under what circumstances would the Fourth Amendment allow routine collection of DNA samples upon arrest and booking? A recent Supreme Court decision addressed this issue.

August 4, 2013

Patrol

SCOTUS Allows DNA Swabs During Arrests

The 5-4 ruling came in Maryland v. King, where a convicted rapist had argued his Fourth Amendment privacy rights were violated when police used DNA to connect him to an earlier crime.

June 2, 2013

Technology

Rapid DNA Service

Bode Technology Group

This service delivers a DNA profile from forensic samples in less than 90 minutes, resulting in a fast turnaround of investigative leads for law enforcement agencies holding persons of interest.

March 17, 2013

Training

Ariz. Officers Claim Privacy Violation In DNA Lawsuit

Three Phoenix Police officers claim their privacy rights were violated when they were forced to give DNA samples during the investigation into the mysterious death of a fellow officer.

December 10, 2012

Patrol

DNA Case Heads To U.S. Supreme Court

A convicted rapist is challenging a Maryland law that allows police to take a DNA sample from violent suspects, arguing his Fourth Amendment privacy rights have been violated.

November 11, 2012

Patrol

$50K Reward Offered In Va. Trooper's 1984 Killing

Almost three decades after the murder of Virginia Trooper Johnny Bowman, law enforcement authorities offered a $50,000 reward in hopes of solving the cold case.

August 14, 2012

Technology

Bode Technology Launches Same-Day DNA Service for LE

Bode's Same-Day DNA Service provides forensic DNA analysis and a court-ready report the same day that the forensic evidence is received at the laboratory, according to the company.

July 5, 2012

Technology

Gale Force Adds Familial Searching To SmallPond DNA Profile Matching System

Gale Force Software Corp. has rolled out enhancements to its SmallPond DNA-profile matching system, including the ability to perform familial searches based on kinship likelihood ratios.

April 2, 2012

Patrol

Cigarette Butt DNA Helps Close 30-Year-Old Maine Murder Case

Mercier, of Industry, Maine, was charged with murder on Sept. 28 in the July 5, 1980, death of Rita St. Peter and pleaded not guilty.

December 7, 2011

Patrol

Police Agencies Cite Concerns About Giving Officer DNA Samples

Police agencies in various parts of the country say they have grave concerns about requiring their officers to provide DNA samples for a national database as a way of ruling out cops who may be suspected in crimes.

October 17, 2011

Patrol

FBI: Ted Bundy's DNA May Solve More Murders

Detectives in Tacoma, Wash., hope to solve the case of 8-year-old Ann Marie Burr, who disappeared from her house in 1961. Bundy, who was 14 at the time and living in Tacoma, denied responsibility for her disappearance.

August 9, 2011