The New York Times3d
Faulty DNA Tests Were Used in Thousands of L.A. Criminal Cases, Sheriff Says
The manufacturer of the test kits notified the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in August that many of the kits were likely defective, but it kept using them for several months.
Yahoo2d
Loyal, dedicated K-9 Santos has died, Union County sheriff says
The Union County Sheriff’s Office said retired K-9 Santos died on Friday. UCSO said K-9 Santos served the department for 10-and-a-half years as part of the Full-Service K-9 Team on Baker Squad ...
Midland Daily News3d
Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 months
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said this week it will retest 4,000 DNA samples and open an internal investigation after learning that it used potentially flawed ...
Yahoo2d
Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 months
FILE - A roll of police tape is left on the windshield of Los Angeles County sheriff's vehicle in the parking lot of its training academy in Whittier, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022.
UPI2d
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department used faulty DNA kits in 4,000 cases
March 27 (UPI) --The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will retest more than 4,000 DNA samples after announcing it used a faulty testing kit for at least eight months. The sheriff's office ...
Los Angeles Times3d
State DOJ clears L.A. County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot unarmed man at Valencia mall
State prosecutors have cleared a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an unarmed mentally ill man two years ago at a Valencia mall, according to a California Department of ...