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Title: Error-prone Detroit police crime lab shut down
Post by: texasstooge on September 25, 2008, 04:34:17 PM
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer

DETROIT - Officials have shut down the Detroit police crime lab because of errors found in evidence from shooting cases.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Thursday that Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. and Police Chief James Barren have closed the lab.

Worthy says Michigan State Police have found erroneous or false findings in 10 percent of 200 random cases. She says the lab was temporarily closed this spring after errors were found in evidence from a double slaying.

Full Article Here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_re_us/detroit_crime_lab)
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So much for "CSI: Detroit".