Where’s Your Evidence?

Where’s Your Evidence?

The Austin Chronicle, austinchronicle.com BYLINE: Jordan Smith Pampa, TX Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly...
Some untested rape kits may not need lab review

Some untested rape kits may not need lab review

YNN Your News Now, TWEAN d/b/a Your News Now (YNN) Austin, austin.ynn.com BYLINE: John A. Salazar Austin, TX When it comes to untested rape kits in Texas, it’s not when they’ll be tested, but if they can be tested. In Austin alone, about two sexual...

Old Explosives Found In Property Room Of Texas Sheriff’s Office

KWTX-TV News 10, kwtx.com Link to Article Galveston County, TX GALVESTON (June 8, 2012) — Several pounds of old explosives that were discovered in the property room of a Southeast Texas sheriff’s department have been safely detonated. Galveston County...
Former Stafford police officer acquitted in theft trial

Former Stafford police officer acquitted in theft trial

ABC Inc., KTRK-TV/DT Houston, TX, abclocal.go.com/ktrk Link to Article Stafford, TX Former Stafford officer Paul Germany was indicted on felony charges of theft and abuse of official capacity, according to the Stafford Police Department. STAFFORD, TX (KTRK) — A...

Jurors blamed for missing evidence

San Antonio Express-News, mySA, mysanantonio.com BYLINE: Craig Kapitan, ckapitan@express-news.net San Antonio, TX After sending a man to prison last Friday for burning a young boy, two jurors tried to leave the courthouse with evidence stuffed in their pockets, state...