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Board funds countywide cold-case task force, directs $500,000 appropriation
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved creation of a countywide cold-case task force and a $500,000 appropriation to the District Attorney's Family Justice Center budget, with county staff recommending additional Prop 69 funding for 2025'—26.
The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on April 8 approved creation of a countywide cold-case task force and a $500,000 appropriation to the District Attorney's Family Justice Center budget to accelerate DNA testing and investigations.
District Attorney Ron Freitas and sheriff's representatives told the board the effort will centralize unresolved homicide investigations across city and county jurisdictions and speed testing by allowing use of private labs when necessary.
The proposal directs $500,000 from county resources for the 2024'—25 fiscal year and the county administrator recommended adding $500,000 from the Proposition 69 DNA Identification Fund to…
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