The Bellingham Police Department is applying for a federal grant to buy a rapid DNA machine, hoping that it will help solve crimes without the current delays of up to a year at the state lab. A rapid ...

BEAVER, Pa. — Closing more cases faster is the goal of a new rapid DNA machine in Beaver County. “So we are swabbing the ridges for any rough spots of the gun where skin cells may collect,” a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - New technology set to come to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office could be a game changer in solving crimes faster. On Friday, the Florida legislature passed its annual budget, ...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — The M-Vac System is a new technology that could change the course of solving crimes, and right now it's in Arkansas. It's been used across the country to help solve cold cases ...

Advances in technology when it comes to DNA have grown considerably in recent years. But one thing that hasn't seen a widespread change is the turnaround time for processing DNA. However, a ...

The City of Vancouver is looking to buy a $500,000 rapid DNA machine to analyze DNA from property crimes. (Konrad Forstner/Creative Commons) The Vancouver Police Department is looking to buy a new ...

Police staffing crisis, or chance for change? An officer shortage that started before the COVID pandemic has worsened significantly over the past year, leaving some departments with a fourth of their ...

A Yorkshire teenager has created his own DNA testing machine. Fred Turner, 17, built the device in order to explain why his brother has ginger hair and he has not. With a budget of £400 and using ...

In a screen grab from video, Bellingham Police Chief Rebecca Mertzig discusses an ordinance to criminalize public use of non-prescription drugs during a meeting of the City Council’s Committee of the ...