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Regional Forensic Science Laboratory to Offer No Charge Testing for Cuyahoga Law and Justice Agencies in 2015
Contacts:
Rich Luchette
Christopher Harris
CLEVELAND –Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas P. Gilson today announced the Cuyahoga County Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (CCRFSL) will offer crime lab services to most law enforcement and justice agencies in Cuyahoga County, at no cost to those agencies, starting in 2015. –Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas P. Gilson today announced the Cuyahoga County Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (CCRFSL) will offer crime lab services to most law enforcement and justice agencies in Cuyahoga County, at no cost to those agencies, starting in 2015.
“Our accredited Regional Forensic Science Laboratory will provide millions of dollars of resources annually for local law enforcement and justice agencies, and millions more in savings to the justice system as a whole,” said County Executive FitzGerald. “By offering testing services at little to no cost for our law and justice agencies, we continue to promote regional cooperation and collaboration.”
The Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, located in the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, will provide no charge lab services including, but not limited to:
Due to the high volume of testing, The Cleveland Police Department and Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department will still pay some costs for testing, but will still experience substantiated savings on cost and efficiency.
The Cuyahoga County Regional Forensic Science Laboratory has just completed a $2.5 M expansion with another $1.5 M in new equipment (at no cost to taxpayers using monies previously seized in an investment fraud trial), making it a state-of-the-art facility. Further, CCRFSL is now one of the most highly accredited public agencies and labs in the U.S. and performs 11,000-12,000 tests per year.
Rich Luchette
Christopher Harris
CLEVELAND –Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas P. Gilson today announced the Cuyahoga County Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (CCRFSL) will offer crime lab services to most law enforcement and justice agencies in Cuyahoga County, at no cost to those agencies, starting in 2015. –Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas P. Gilson today announced the Cuyahoga County Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (CCRFSL) will offer crime lab services to most law enforcement and justice agencies in Cuyahoga County, at no cost to those agencies, starting in 2015.
“Our accredited Regional Forensic Science Laboratory will provide millions of dollars of resources annually for local law enforcement and justice agencies, and millions more in savings to the justice system as a whole,” said County Executive FitzGerald. “By offering testing services at little to no cost for our law and justice agencies, we continue to promote regional cooperation and collaboration.”
The Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, located in the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, will provide no charge lab services including, but not limited to:
- DNA (including Sexual Assault Kit Testing)
- Drug Chemistry
- Toxicology
- Trace Evidence
- New Ballistics and Fingerprint labs will make testing available later in 2015.
Due to the high volume of testing, The Cleveland Police Department and Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department will still pay some costs for testing, but will still experience substantiated savings on cost and efficiency.
The Cuyahoga County Regional Forensic Science Laboratory has just completed a $2.5 M expansion with another $1.5 M in new equipment (at no cost to taxpayers using monies previously seized in an investment fraud trial), making it a state-of-the-art facility. Further, CCRFSL is now one of the most highly accredited public agencies and labs in the U.S. and performs 11,000-12,000 tests per year.
