Arizona law enforcement revising stance on rape kits
Yavapai has no backlog; Maricopa has at least 4,000

Law enforcement agencies are sifting through evidence lockers looking for every untested sexual assault kit, as part of a  push to cut the backlog of untested DNA evidence in sexual assault cases. The latest count of untested kits reveals Maricopa County alone has at least 4,000.
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Law enforcement agencies are sifting through evidence lockers looking for every untested sexual assault kit, as part of a push to cut the backlog of untested DNA evidence in sexual assault cases. The latest count of untested kits reveals Maricopa County alone has at least 4,000.

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