Crime scene DNA test results in minutes rather than weeks or months. It’s a new technology now in the hands of investigators at the King County Sheriff’s Office. It’s called the Rapid DNA machine.

The City of Vancouver is looking to buy a $500,000 rapid DNA machine to analyze DNA from property crimes. (Konrad Forstner/Creative Commons) The Vancouver Police Department is looking to buy a new ...

The King County Sheriff’s Office has acquired a $230,000 Rapid DNA machine that can process crime scene evidence in approximately 90 minutes, a task that previously took weeks or months at the state ...

A new RapidHIT ID machine, which bears a passing resemblance to an air fryer, can generate a human DNA profile in about 90 ...

Police staffing crisis, or chance for change? An officer shortage that started before the COVID pandemic has worsened significantly over the past year, leaving some departments with a fourth of their ...

Advances in technology when it comes to DNA have grown considerably in recent years. But one thing that hasn't seen a widespread change is the turnaround time for processing DNA. However, a ...

NEW ORLEANS — When a pair of suspects fled a routine traffic stop and shot at a Baton Rouge-area police officer in 2020, DNA at the crime scene helped police quickly arrest one suspect. But the other ...

BEAVER, Pa. — Closing more cases faster is the goal of a new rapid DNA machine in Beaver County. “So we are swabbing the ridges for any rough spots of the gun where skin cells may collect,” a ...