The Crime Lab Evidence Receiving Unit receives evidence daily from the Evidence Storage Division. They deliver evidence for analysis that is either tested without request needed (latent lifts, blood alcohol kits, firearms and cartridge casings for NIBIN entry) or is requested for testing by the District Attorney’s Office, detectives and officers.
Once the evidence arrives at the Crime Lab, personnel ensure it is properly sealed and packaged before being accepted. Then they will enter the case information into our Laboratory Information Management System and create request(s) for testing. The evidence is temporarily housed in one of two vaults until distribution. A forensic testing unit will then be notified of the new request and evidence to be processed. The scientist or technician will then take custody of the evidence assigned to them. Once all tests have been completed, the evidence (where applicable) is checked back into the Evidence Receiving Unit and temporarily stored in the vaults until it is returned to the Evidence Storage Division.
4 Evidence Receiving Technicians
