Kane County recently received $1 million from the federal government to expand its in-house forensic science lab that officials say could one day be a “full-service” regional hub for DNA and drug t…
Timothy Ruppel, co-director of the Kane County Forensic Science Center, examines a blood sample’s alcohol content at the center in Geneva. Kane County recently received $1 million from the federal government to expand its in-house forensic science lab that officials say could one day be a “full-service” regional hub for DNA and drug testing.
Kane County Coroner Rob Russell said it used to take a minimum of two weeks just to get preliminary results for drug and alcohol tests because he had to send them to a lab in Pennsylvania. Now, those tests can be fully completed in just a few hours at the county’s own lab, he said. For Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser, faster test results means she can more quickly bring charges against potential criminals, preventing them from committing more crimes or fleeing the county, she said.
“This has nothing to do with politics. This has nothing to do with agendas. This has everything to do with us wanting to keep our community as safe as possible,” Mosser said. The goal is for the lab to one day become its own, self-funding county department, with revenue coming from the fees charged to outside law enforcement agencies, Mosser said.
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