(Baltimore, MD) – State Police Superintendent Colonel Terrence Sheridan today commended the Baltimore Police Department for its effective use of Marylands DNA database to fight serious crime in the city.
Colonel Sheridan announced that the Baltimore Police Department has made 101 arrests for serious crimes with the assistance of Marylands DNA database during the past three years. Those arrests have included 13 for murder, 68 for rape or sex offense, one for child abuse, one for assault, and 18 for burglary.
Reducing violent crime in Maryland is why we have worked so hard to make the states DNA database as effective as it can be, Colonel Sheridan said. By eliminating the offender sample backlog and passing legislation requiring persons arrested for violent crimes to submit samples, Marylands DNA database is operating more efficiently than ever before and is helping dedicated law enforcement personnel in Baltimore and across our State to unlock the secrets of crime scene evidence and bring those responsible for violent crime in Maryland to justice. I thank Governor Martin OMalley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown for making the DNA database a priority by providing the personnel, equipment, and support we needed to make it a crime fighting tool that is becoming more valuable each day.
For the past two years, Baltimore has experienced the lowest number of homicides in 20 years," said Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld, III. Continued investment in our DNA Lab is paying big dividends towards making Baltimore |