Houston police said Thursday that they are still reviewing if DNA testing in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex crime cases that were dropped d
by JUAN A. LOZANO Associated PressFILE - Houston Police Chief Troy Finner speaks, Feb. 18, 2024, in Houston. Houston police said Thursday, April 11, 2024, they were still reviewing if DNA testing done in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex crime cases that were dropped over manpower issues could have led officers to potential suspects and possible arrests. ue to staffing issues could have led officers to potential suspects and possible arrests.
The crime lab also reviewed nearly 5,100 incident reports related to indecent assaults and exposures and reported that 57 had kits tested for DNA. Lorenzana said officials are still trying to determine when during the past eight years officers were notified by the crime lab about the matches on CODIS and whether anything was done with this information before an ongoing internal review.
"Let's move forward to do whatever we can to expedite investigating these cases, look at our processes, look at who did what, when," Finner said. "But I hear the frustration. We all are frustrated. This is Houston, this is HPD and I expect better."
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