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Department of Justice Awards $500 000 to Massachusetts State Police to Solve 'Cold Cases ' Reports U .S. Attorney

The grants are part of the President's DNA initiative, "Advancing Justice
Through DNA Technology", a five-year, more than $1 billion effort to eliminate
casework and the convicted offender backlog; improve crime lab capacity;
provide DNA training; provide for post-conviction DNA testing; and conduct
testing to identify missing persons.

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S. Alerts will appear on customers' wireless phones in
the same manner as any other text message.

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However, there are an additional 244 DNA profiles of unidentified
human remains in the CODIS that are not recorded in NCIC.

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"Recent cases have made clear the
need for adequate staffing and funding at the Massachusetts State Police crime
lab.

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The Massachusetts State Police will receive $500,000 over 18 months to
assist in solving cold cases using DNA and other forensic examinations.
"Statistics tell us that the first three hours after an abduction are
most critical to recovering a child alive, and this initiative gives
wireless customers another way to help law enforcement.

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Justice can only served when investigations are
carried out expeditiously and completely and are in no way hindered by delays
in DNA lab testing.
"The Massachusetts State Police is extremely grateful for this generous
award which will further our investigative efforts and enhance our ability to
solve cases involving DNA evidence. Carl Selavka , Director of the State Crime Lab, for
spearheading our efforts in procuring this source of funding .com
Alltel is a customer-focused communications company with more than
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The promise of DNA to help solve cold cases and identify the missing and
deceased is endless. On average, there are over 100,000 missing persons
listed in the National Crime Information System (NCIC), the national,
computerized index of criminal justice information. Over 45,000 of those have
a last known contact of over a year ago and just 50 of the missing persons in
the NCIC have their DNA information listed. Alltel
provides wireless, local telephone, long-distance and broadband
services to residential and business customers in 27 states .

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This award will give the Massachusetts
State Police Crime Lab the opportunity to increase its efforts toward
processing such evidence," stated Colonel Thomas G.S. NCMEC's congressionally mandated
CyberTipline , a reporting mechanism for child sexual exploitation, has
handled more than 313,000 leads.

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org and designate up to five ZIP codes from which
they want to receive Alerts.

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Last fall, the Department of Justice
awarded $95 million in DNA grants nationwide.

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Alltel customers can register for the program at alltel. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Since its establishment in 1984,
NCMEC has assisted law enforcement with more than 106 ,000 missing
child cases, resulting in the recovery of more than 92,000 children.

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Alltel to Offer AMBER Alerts to Wireless Customers

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BOSTON, The Massachusetts State Police will
receive $500,000 from the Department of Justice ("DOJ") to help solve old,
unsolved "cold" cases and identify the missing using DNA evidence. Attorney Sullivan.

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According to a study funded by the National Institute of Justice, the
research, development and evaluation arm of the Department of Justice,
researchers estimated that there are approximately 542,700 instances in which
biological evidence is either still in the possession of local law enforcement
or backlogged at forensic crime laboratories. With these grants, the
Department of Justice has made sure that local jurisdictions, which often have
the greatest DNA backlogs, are directly awarded DNA money.

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"The State Police would like to acknowledge
Jane Tewksbury, Undersecretary of Forensic Services from the Executive Office
of Public Safety, and Dr.
"We are thrilled that Alltel's customers will now have the
opportunity to receive AMBER Alerts directly to their wireless phones
to help us in the fight against crimes against our children," said
Ernie Allen, president and CEO of NCMEC.

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The Wireless AMBER Alerts Initiative is a partnership that
includes the Cellular Telecommunications + Internet Association , the
Wireless Foundation and NCMEC.
For more information about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24-hour hotline
at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit www.

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The
funds will be used to review and prioritize "cold " (older, unsolved) cases,
examine these prioritized cases for potentially probative biological
materials , and perform DNA or other trace forensic testing of recovered
materials. Using both in-house and contracted DNA and other forensic testing
services, the collaborators under this grant will work to generate cold case
DNA profiles and other forensic examination findings to provide the greatest
chance of assisting in the resolution of serious unsolved crimes. Of the 5,800 unidentified dead
that are listed in the NCIC, only 33 of these have their DNA information
entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), a database that enables
federal, state, and local crime labs to exchange and compare DNA profiles
electronically, thereby linking crimes to each other and to convicted
offenders .

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This grant will hopefully assist in alleviating the backlog of DNA
testing that needs to be done .
The National Center for Missing + Exploited Children (NCMEC) will
transmit AMBER Alerts to wireless carriers after law enforcement
issues the Alert.
"Alltel is proud to join in the Wireless AMBER Alerts Initiative,"
said Scott Ford, Alltel's president and chief executive officer.

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Earlier
today, Deputy Attorney General James B.2 million in grant money will go
to thirty-eight jurisdictions nationwide.

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"Repeatedly DNA has proven its ability to both implicate and exonerate
suspects," stated U.----Alltel (NYSE:AT)
wireless customers with text-capable phones now can register to
receive AMBER Alerts on their handsets when children are reported
abducted in their area.
NCMEC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in
cooperation with the U.

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Comey announced at the "National
Strategy Meeting: Identifying the Missing" -- a first-ever DOJ conference on
the missing and unidentified dead, that $14. Robbins, Superintendent of
the Massachusetts State Police.

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