DELAWARE STATE POLICE CRIME LAB
The Delaware State Police Crime Lab is located on the State Police Headquarters campus in Dover. Since its inception, the lab has provided services for numerous local and municipal police departments, federal agencies, and the Delaware State Police. Under the direction of Mrs. Julie Willey, the Crime Lab is staffed by five civilian employees. The lab is composed of four units specializing in blood and breath alcohol analysis, hairs and fibers analysis, questioned document analysis, and forensic and general photography.
Statistics for the individual units for calendar year 2005 are as follows:
Blood and Breath Alcohol: Forensic analysis | |
| Blood alcohol cases: | 779 |
| Intoxilyzer calibration and certification: | 336 |
| Intoxilyzer operators trained: | 142 |
Questioned Document Examination | |
| Analyzed 20 cases (4 from DSP and 16 others from 8 police agencies) | 3,047 Total Comparisons |
Photography Unit | |
| Photographs Produced | 26,900+ |
| Note: Above figures exclude special services such as promotions, special requests, portraits, ID photos, etc. | |
Hairs & Fiber Examination
Processed 13 cases consisting of crimes such as homicide, fatal accidents, rape, and burglary. Total number of comparisons cannot be calculated due to number of specimens involved and comparison amongst questioned and known items.
In 2006...
The Crime Lab is currently working on the Division’s Digital Photography project. This project has evolved from a pilot digital photography
project to the current implementation of digital photography in evidence gathering units. The Crime Lab is working to obtain funding from
various sources to convert the Division from 35mm photography to digital photography in appropriate units. Work involved includes the
development and revision of the digital photography standard operating procedure as well as the purchase and installation of digital
camera equipment, computers, software, training, etc. in the Evidence Detection Units, Fatal Accident Investigation and Reconstruction
Units, and the Crime Lab.
