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Council backs plan to pursue funding for Huntington Beach DNA and computer‑forensics lab expansion
Summary
After a staff presentation, the council authorized staff to seek grants and return with funding options to build an in‑house DNA laboratory and expand the police department’s high‑tech forensics unit to reduce long forensic turnaround times.
The Huntington Beach Police Department presented staff analysis on building an in‑house DNA laboratory and expanding the department’s high‑tech computer forensics capability. Council authorized staff to pursue grant funding and return with a funding plan after staff described estimated startup and ongoing costs and public‑safety benefits.
Police staff described current reliance on the Orange County regional crime lab for DNA analysis and long turnaround times — staff said major felony…
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