Articles tagged as: DNA
August 19, 2020
Prosecutors: Envelope DNA Linked Man To Cold Case Assaults
A man is being held on a $20 million bond after he was linked to a series of sexual assaults in a central Indiana county more than 30 years ago by his DNA on an envelope for a utility bill payment, authorities said.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2018
Indianapolis Apartments Turn To DNA To Track Dog Droppings
Renters found to have failed to clean up after their canine face fines.
Read MoreMay 31, 2018
New DNA Analysis Tool Predicts Eye, Hair, Skin Color
An IUPUI biology professor is part of an international team has developed a tool to accurately predict eye, hair and skin color from human biological material, even a small DNA sample.
Read MoreApril 17, 2018
Arrestee DNA Law Yields Dozens Of Hits In First Three Months
Police collected more than 9,000 samples from those arrested for felonies January through March. They got 72 hits from those samples, including an unsolved rape from 2016.
Read MoreDecember 29, 2017
Police Now Able To Take DNA From Any Felony Arrestee
Police in Indiana will now be able to take DNA samples from anyone brought in on a felony arrest warrant after a law passed in 2017 takes effect Jan 1.
Read MoreApril 6, 2017
Bill OK'ing DNA Collection From All Felony Arrestees Passes House
Legislation allowing police to collect DNA samples from anyone they arrest for a felony took a step closer to becoming law.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2017
Bill Advances To Let Police Collect DNA From All Felony Arrestees
Despite the bill's passage, there's disagreement over what happens to some of those DNA records.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2016
Prosecutors, GOP Senators Backing Arrestee DNA Bill
Legislation to allow police to take DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony is gathering more support.
Read MoreAugust 18, 2015
Lawmakers Study 'DNA Arrestee Testing' Law
If you're arrested for a felony in Indiana, should the police automatically take a DNA sample to keep on file? That's the question a panel of lawmakers considered Tuesday during a study committee hearing.
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