SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Crime Lab has access to the national DNA database that helps match samples and identify possible criminals. CODIS, which stands for “Combined DNA Index System,” is a ...
SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office made a significant breakthrough in a yearlong murder investigation that had seen little progress. Stacey Dramiga, 63, was attacked, sexually assaulted ...
According to a social media post by the sheriff's office on Dec. 29, Rossel Moises Ponce Chirinos, 46, faces charges of sexual battery and armed burglary linked to a 2004 incident in Golden Gate. They ...
Opponents of the death penalty turned out in big numbers in Concord again Thursday to speak against legislation to bring ...
A national DNA database is helping to solve new and old crimes in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations manages the CODIS system for law enforcement across our state, allowing police ...
For years, Customs and Border Protection agents have been quietly harvesting DNA from American citizens, including minors, and funneling the samples into an FBI crime database, government data shows.
For years, the federal government has been amassing DNA profiles of noncitizens. But recently released Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data reveal that officials knowingly collected the DNA of ...