Boulder County Sheriff's Office cuts ties with CBI

Boulder sheriff’s office stops using CBI for forensic casework; moves to Jefferson county lab
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office confirmed Sunday afternoon that it will not be using the Colorado Bureau of Investigation crime labs for forensic casework moving forward.
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Michael Dougherty, the district attorney for Colorado’s 20th Judicial District, supports the move because the CBI lab currently has a backlog of 500 days to provide DNA results. Dougherty calls this delay “inexcusable.” The JCRCL has promised to provide DNA results within 100 days.
Boulder County Sheriff's Office cuts ties with CBI for DNA analysis over testing, backlog concerns
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is cutting ties with the state's lab for DNA analysis over testing concerns and the sex assault kit backlog.
Boulder sheriff no longer using CBI for DNA testing over concerns with backlog, quality control
The Boulder County Sheriff's Department is no longer using the state’s lab for DNA analysis, citing the year-and-a-half backlog for rape kit testing results, and concerns about mismanagement within the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Boulder County sheriff chooses Jefferson County lab over CBI for DNA tests
The move, according to BCSO, is about ensuring efficiency in investigations and delivering justice to victims more quickly.
Boulder County Sheriff offers $500 scholarship
The sheriff’s office has a $500 scholarship available for county residents pursuing vocational training or higher education in Colorado for the 2025-26 school year.
Boulder sheriff’s office stops using CBI for forensic casework; moves to Jeffco lab
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Sunday afternoon that it will not be using the Colorado Bureau of Investigation crime labs for forensic casework moving forward.
Boulder sheriff walks back partnership with state lab amid DNA testing backlog
Sheriff Curtis Johnson wrote in a Feb. 10 letter to CBI director Chris Shaefer that the agency will instead send genetic material and other evidence to the Jefferson County Regional Crime
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