On September 20th, 2017
SACRAMENTO – In the world of forensic science and criminal justice, there is a group of public safety professionals that sometimes goes unnoticed. These professionals respond to homicide scenes, they are involved in rape investigations, and investigations into crimes against children. They have seen the tragedy and pain of school and mass shootings. Their jobs […]
On July 5th, 2017
SANTA ROSA – When an armed robber fled an Exchange Bank in Santa Rosa back in November of 2016, he tossed off the cap and scarf he used to hide his identity. Those two pieces of evidence, collected by Sonoma County Sheriff’s detectives, were sent to a California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensics Lab […]
On February 1st, 2017
LOS ANGELES - On the 41st anniversary of the sexual assault and murder of Karen Klaas, a 32-year-old mother and the ex-wife of Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced the decades-old case has been solved by criminalists using Familial DNA technology at the California Department of Justice Bureau […]
On February 1st, 2017
TEHAMA COUNTY - On January 30, 2017, criminalists with the California Department of Justice were called upon to help Tehama County Sheriff’s investigators with a double homicide involving a possible robbery and two crime scenes. According to a Tehama County Sheriff’s press release, it appears two to three men, armed with at least one weapon, […]
On November 21st, 2016
SACRAMENTO — Following an investigation by the California Department of Justice – Bureau of Gambling Control and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a federal grand jury returned a 12-count indictment November 17, 2016 against Nive Hagay, 31, of Los Angeles, charging him with operating an illegal gambling business, money laundering, and cocaine distribution. According to […]
On September 21st, 2016
“California DOJ Criminal Intelligence Specialist Headly is deserving of this Analyst of the Year award presented to her by the California Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association for her impeccable work on a San Joaquin County murder case. She greatly contributed to leading investigators to the suspect and her testimony in court lead to a conviction. […]
