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The Ventura County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative team has now tested 2,038 of the 2,846 inventoried kits. The program has ...

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ST. PAUL — The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has put DNA testing at its crime lab on hold as it works to determine the source of “sporadic DNA contamination.” The sheriff’s office said it appears ...