Kentucky is helping to pioneer new crime-fighting technology that allows rapid DNA testing to more quickly identify sexual assault offenders and clear those falsely accused, officials said Wednesday. The equipment, known as the ANDE Rapid DNA system, can generate DNA identification from forensic samples in less than two hours, Kentucky law enforcement officials said. "If you are a sexual predator in ... Kentucky, we're going to come after you," Kentucky State Police Commissioner Richard Sanders said at a press conference. The technique helped identify suspects within hours — dramatically shorter than traditional approaches, state law enforcement officials said. Officials used the company's rapid DNA equipment last year to try to identify victims of a wildfire that swept through Northern California.

Source: ABC News April 10, 2019 20:58 UTC