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Escalon council approves police response to San Joaquin County grand jury on cold cases; chief to update policy to include newer forensic options
Summary
Council voted to send the police chief's prepared response to the San Joaquin County civil grand jury regarding cold-case procedures and directed the chief to update the department policy; a local cold-case investigator urged including forensic genetic genealogy techniques.
The Escalon City Council approved sending a response drafted by the police chief to the San Joaquin County civil grand jury regarding the 2018–19 report on cold cases, and councilmembers heard public input urging the department to include newer forensic investigative tools in its procedures.
Chief (police chief) explained the department adopted a cold‑case policy in 2020 (initially Lexipol supplemental 06/18, later incorporated as 06/2001) after the grand jury’s earlier report. The…
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