In nearly four years, a national DNA database — which is shared with law enforcement agencies nationwide — added more than 1.5 million noncitizen profiles. (Elana Marie / For De Los ) Routine ...

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. Though not perfect, ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) uses better data to help determine its compliance with DNA collection requirements. Federal law ...

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 ...

US Customs and Border Protection collected DNA samples from less than 40% of illegal immigrants stopped at the nation’s borders in 2022, preventing federal law enforcement from solving violent ...

In April 2009, police easily arrested Alonzo J. King, Jr. in Wicomico County, Md. After King pointed a shotgun at a group of people, one of them told the police who did it, and King readily admitted ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — State legislators introduced a bill that would require the Department of Corrections to collect DNA samples from all incarcerated inmates who haven't already provided ...

The move toward mass DNA testing has alarmed civil liberties advocates. The Trump administration revealed this week that it plans to begin taking DNA from detained migrants to track them in a national ...

For nearly four decades, the murder of Rhonda Marie Fisher haunted investigators in Douglas County, Colorado. Fisher, a ...

A new DNA-collection approach allows scientists to capture genetic information from wildlife without disturbing the animals or putting their own safety in jeopardy. The protocol, tested on elephant ...

(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.