The Office of Forensic Science provides scientific and technical services for the Philadelphia Police Department to help investigations identify perpetrators of crime, exonerate the innocent …

The facility contains a Firearms Unit with a shooting range for ballistics analysis, a Crime Scene Unit for 24/7 evidence gathering, chemistry labs for drug analysis, and a DNA lab for hair, …

Jun 3, 2021 · The Philadelphia police operate one of only three such labs in the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Over 220 people work at the lab to either link or exclude …

Jun 5, 2024 · Philadelphia’s plan to outfit the Police Department with a new and improved crime lab is now in its third year and won’t be completed for at least 18 more months. The pace of …

DNA Examiners have become more important than ever in the investigative process, helping to solve crimes and prevent recidivist criminals from bringing additional harm to the City of …

Feb 9, 2022 · When you watch crime shows, labs are able to quickly analyze DNA evidence and police use it to make an arrest. But in real life, city police say the turnaround is nowhere near …

The Forensics Science Center handles all crime-scene evidence for the City of Philadelphia, with the exception of evidence from homicides and includes a firearms unit; a crime-scene unit for …

Dec 3, 2024 · The City of Philadelphia is in negotiations to establish the police department’s new forensics lab at University Place 3.0, according to multiple sources.

Jun 5, 2024 · The development of a new forensic crime lab where Philadelphia police can more efficiently process evidence has been years in the making. Now, officials say it’s finally close …

The new Forensic Science Center for the Philadelphia Police Department is both a state-of-the-art forensics laboratory facility and a demonstration project for green design. The rigorous …