Mountain Views News, Sierra Madre Edition [Pasadena] Saturday, September 8, 2018

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

SCHIFF ANNOUNCES $150,000 IN DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE FUNDING COMING TO GLENDALE’S 
VERDUGO REGIONAL CRIME LABORATORY

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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) 
announced that the Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory 
(VRCL) in Glendale has been awarded $150,000 through the 
FY18 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction 
(CEBR) Program administered by the Department of Justice 
(DOJ). This funding will help the lab increase capacity and 
more quickly process DNA evidence, including sexual assault 
kits. The DNA Lab serves Glendale, Pasadena, Burbank, and 
the surrounding communities.

 “The Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory is accomplishing 
exactly what we hoped when it was created by improving 
public safety in Glendale, Pasadena, Burbank, and the 
surrounding communities and investigating a range of crimes 
including the most serious violent offenses,” Rep. Schiff said. 
“This grant will allow the lab to increase its capacity to process 
DNA samples from crime scenes, and also ensure that DNA 
evidence from rape kits does not go untested.”

 According to the Department of Justice, in order to address 
increased demand for DNA testing and the existing DNA 
backlog, the VRCL Forensic Biology Unit increased its staffing 
to include two trained DNA analysts in 2016. This new grant will be used to add part time laboratory 
support personnel to aid in sample processing. The VRCL Forensic Biology Unit will be able to 
increase sample capacity and reduce the number of backlogged cases by addressing bottle necks in 
evidence processing.

 In 2009, Schiff helped secure $1.5 million to build the Lab as part of the appropriations process. 
In 2010, Schiff secured an additional $1 million to expand and fully fund the Lab. Since securing 
the initial funding to help build and expand the lab, Schiff has consistently supported additional 
funding and grants for the program through the appropriations and grants process.


Rep. Adam Schiff

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