He was arrested and asked if he would consent to provide a DNA sample. But criminals do stupid things.”Of the dozens of cheek swabs that officers in Bucks County collect each week, three to five are selected for Rapid DNA processing . Even before the “magic box” arrived in Bensalem , Bucks County had built up one of the biggest local DNA databases in the country. Few law-enforcement agencies have such a database, but a new incentive to invest in Rapid DNA is emerging. Detective Vandegrift took the cartridge containing the cotton swab and inserted it into the console of the Rapid DNA machine.

Source: New York Times January 21, 2019 07:30 UTC