Despite Prop. 69, not all police agencies collect DNA samples

From: Daily Breeze | Date: November 17, 2005| Author: Alison Shackelford Hewitt COPLEY NEWS SERVICE | Copyright information

A year after California voters approved the creation of a statewide criminal DNA database, virtually none of the municipal police departments around the county are collecting DNA samples, officials from the District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.

The majority of the county's 47 local police agencies -- including several in the South Bay -- have failed to collect the samples as directed by Proposition 69, officials said. One reason: There are no penalties for not complying.

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