The head of the police union says criminals are walking free because of a backlog at the lab. The cases include sexual assault to homicide investigations.
The head of the Houston Police Officers' Union is calling for a change at the top of the Houston Forensic Sciences Center, claiming a backlog is allowing violent offenders to walk free.Houston Police Officers' Union President Douglas Griffith is fed up. He said violent offenders are walking free because of the city's forensic science center.Recent data published by the forensic center shows a backlog of about 4,000 pieces of evidence waiting to be processed.
In 2007, a report showed a firearm backlog of about 600 cases compared to the now 291 cases waiting to be processed. Griffith claims the current backlog has caused problems for investigators in court. He said judges are dismissing cases.
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