rape kits

More than 1,800 untested sexual assault kits from before Oct. 1, 2014, have been found at law enforcement agencies outside Wayne County, according to…

Wayne County plans to use $1 million to help investigate rape kits found six years ago in a Detroit police property storage facility.County Executive…

Now that more than 10,000 of Detroit’s backlogged rape kits have finally been tested for DNA evidence, there’s good news and bad news.The good (really…

State Attorney General Bill Schuette is asking Michigan prosecutors how many untested rape kits are in their jurisdictions.Schuette sent a letter to…

A non-profit agency based in Livingston County wants sexual assault victims to call them first, before the police. LACASA Center offers medical care,…

Authorities say more work remains after DNA testing has been done on thousands of sexual assault kits discovered in a Detroit police property storage…

Wayne County has partnered with UPS to make sure Detroit never faces a rape kit backlog again.Prosecutor Kym Worthy says her office worked with UPS to…

The state is kicking in $3 million to investigate evidence found from thousands of backlogged rape kits in Detroit.Some 11,000 abandoned rape kits were…

A new report outlines ways big-city police departments can avoid massive backlogs of untested sexual assault kits.The project was launched after more than…

FLINT, Mich. (AP) - Flint police say sexual assault kits discovered unprocessed in a department evidence room are being examined with help from a TV…