The Spokane Police Department hopes to continue its work investigating the results of previously untested sexual assault kits.
The city is expected to ask the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to double down on its funding of the effort, which would allow the Spokane Police Department to dedicate more resources to the cause.
Spokane’s review of cases is part of the broader initiative across Washington to test backlogged sexual assault kits, which reached more than 10,000 statewide at its peak, and investigate the results.
The city of Spokane has sent 711 sexual assault kits to the state labs for testing, and the results have steadily trickled back.
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