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SFPD outlines DNA backlog, seeks vendor while commissioners press for prioritization
Summary
At the May 19 San Francisco Police Commission meeting, the police chief and lab staff reported hundreds of pending DNA analyses and said the department is seeking a vendor to outsource roughly a year's backlog; commissioners and union representatives urged expedited hiring and clearer prioritization for stranger-assault cases.
Chief George Gascon and SFPD lab staff told the San Francisco Police Commission on May 19 that the department is working to reduce a substantial DNA-testing backlog and is seeking a vendor to handle approximately one year's worth of cases to speed results.
"Very quickly, this week today, we were down 12% from the same period last week," Chief George Gascon said as he opened his report on crime statistics and lab work. Department lab staff later told commissioners they are tracking 23 homicide cases with pending DNA requests dating back to 2005 and 86 backlog sexual-assault cases; total pending…
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