A state police agency in the Northeast faced challenges in the critical functions of protecting evidence through the chain of custody in state-of-the-art crime laboratories, and providing secure, long-term storage for evidence and property at its headquarter’s central repository. The storage solution needed to be tailored specifically to match the agency’s process for ensuring the integrity of evidence throughout the chain of custody.
For years, the agency grappled with the task of managing property and processing evidence for 3,000 state troopers, as well as virtually all levels of law enforcement throughout the state. However, storage complexity grew with the construction of a new technology center that includes separate trace/biological, ballistics, and Controlled and Dangerous Substances (CDS) laboratories.
The labs drove the need for a storage solution that would:
The agency turned to Spacesaver Systems for a solution. The system designed and installed by the local member of the Spacesaver Group protects the chain of custody, while expediting evidence and property retrieval. Additionally, it optimizes severely limited space for storing evidence indefinitely, or until it’s disposed.
