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Crime lab employees urge action on dangerous access route; commission asks department for a plan
Summary
Union representatives told the Police Commission that employees working at the crime lab face flooded, unlit and unmapped routes that have caused vehicle damage, contain suspected asbestos and lead, and produced at least one injury; Deputy Chief Cashman said the department will provide a detailed response plan and the commission scheduled a follow‑up.
Union representatives for crime lab staff told the Police Commission on June 6 that access to the city crime laboratory is hazardous: the route is unlit, unmarked, riddled with potholes and flooding, and union representatives said prior mud tests showed asbestos and lead contamination. They said employees have been forced to shuttle to the lab and that one employee crashed a motorcycle on May 30 on…
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