The next DPS lab, located in Lubbock, specializes in larger-scale forensic work, including DNA and firearms analysis. This interagency collaboration is vital for ensuring that all aspects of ...

Jan. 23—AUSTIN — Using modern evidence testing, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Crime Laboratory Division has now identified the man investigators believe is responsible for the ...

Officials with the Arizona Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday the arrest of an employee accused of stealing ammunition and firearm accessories from a storage facility at the DPS Crime Lab.

The DPS crime lab opened its doors to the students to check out a different aspect of fighting crime. Instead of a gun and a badge, the staff at the DPS crime lab use science. "It's very, very cool.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a supervising forensic scientist in its crime lab has been arrested for theft, forgery and fraudulent schemes. DPS says 52-year-old Todd ...

According to a DPS news release, on the night of Aug. 18, 1996, Mary Moore Searight was found inside her home by her unofficial caretaker. She had been sexually assaulted, badly beaten and strangled.

Established in 1980 with a single chemist, the Amarillo Crime Lab has significantly evolved over the years. By 1986, the lab achieved accreditation to U.S. standards, and in 2007, it was upgraded ...

A state legislative committee is chiding the Texas Department of Public Safety for failing to notify police agencies and state officials about serious problems in its crime laboratories. Beyond ...

At the time, the DPS said that an internal audit had prompted a review of as many as 300 cases, but that all the affected cases had been reviewed and that no problems had been discovered.

The new lab, which will be behind the DPS Tucson headquarters, will cost $17.7 million, she said. It will process evidence for all law-enforcement agencies in Southern Arizona.

In 2022, the lab processed about 20,000 cases of crimes committed in about 60 counties. From the Mexico border to the Louisiana border, the DPS crime lab in Houston is where many mysteries are solved.

HOUSTON A Harris County district court judge has sent a former DPS drug lab technician to prison for stealing drugs. Jesus Hinojosa today pleaded guilty to two counts of possessio ...