Category: Forensic Services
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April 17, 2020 - Idaho State Police Forensic Services recognized as one of the top-performing forensic laboratories in the world.
(Meridian) The Idaho State Police Forensic Services Laboratory is one of 14 labs worldwide to receive a FORESIGHT Maximus Award, awarded earlier this week. The designation from the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), uses standard business metrics to measure the efficiency level demonstrated by the laboratories. To be considered for the award, laboratories […]
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July 26, 2018 - Idaho State Police implementing federal grants to improve sexual assault evidence collection efforts throughout Idaho
Idaho State Police applied for and has now received several federal grants that will be used to improve how sexual assault evidence is collected and processed throughout our state. We know that collection of sexual assault evidence is not performed in a standardized manner around Idaho. The Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women […]
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February 2, 2018 - News release: Idaho Toxicology Trends Report for Fiscal Year 2017 now available
Idaho State Police Forensic Services (ISPFS) posted the annual Toxicology Trends Report on the ISPFS website. This report contains statistics related to drug and alcohol impaired driving in Idaho. This report is now available online. Some key points: – The ISPFS laboratory system, with locations in Meridian, Pocatello and Coeur d’Alene, received 2,809 toxicology cases […]
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January 22, 2018 - ISP News Release: Idaho Sexual Assault Kit Tracking Report for 2017 now available
As required by Idaho Code, Idaho State Police Forensic Services provided the annual Idaho Sexual Assault Kit report to the Idaho Legislature on Friday, January 19, 2018. This report contains statistics related to collection, laboratory processing, and law enforcement storage of sexual assault kits in Idaho in calendar year 2017. This report is now available […]
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December 16, 2014 - Idaho State Police and FBI Make Arrest for 1st Degree Murder in the Death of Joshua Reddington
Joshua James Reddington Michael Stephen Dauber (Photo Courtesy of Ada County Sheriff’s Office) IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE Teresa Baker Public Information Officer Headquarters 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642 (208) 884-7122 Fax (208) 884-7087 For Immediate Release: 12/16/14 at 3:19 p.m. MERIDIAN – Detectives with the Idaho State Police and agents with the Federal […]
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September 19, 2013 - Idaho State Police Forensic Services Achieves Second International Accreditation
MERIDIAN – The Idaho State Police is pleased to report that its three Forensic Services (ISPFS) laboratories were recently reaccredited for another 5-year period by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) under the prestigious ISO 17025:2005 international accreditation for forensic crime laboratories. ISPFS has been accredited by ASCLD/LAB since 1987 […]
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September 6, 2013 - Idaho State Police Make Arrest in Murder of Emmett Man
MERIDIAN – Detectives with the Idaho State Police served an arrest warrant this morning charging Douglas Everett Anderson, 58, formerly of Emmett, with the first degree murder of Darole Carpenter on July 8, 2013. Anderson was also charged with four additional felony charges including forgery and three counts of grand theft. Anderson was arrested, without […]