MORE MONEY TO HELP TEST THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S BACKLOG OF RAPE KITS. APD SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER SAYS IT’S 2-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS COMING FROM THE FEDS. HE TELLS US HALF THE MONEY WILL GO TO TESTING THE RAPE KITS. THE OTHER HALF WILL PROVIDE INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT. HE SAYS THAT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM DETECTIVE REVISITING THE REPORTS THAT GO WITH SEX ASSAULT CASES TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF CASE THOSE ARE.
TIXIER SAYS THE 2-AND-A-HALF MILLION COULD ALSO BE USED TO FUND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO HIRE ANOTHER LAWYER TO HELP PROSECUTE SOME OF THE SEX ASSAULT CASES. THE FIRST KITS SHOULD BE SENT OUT WITHIN WEEKS.
