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Both were veteran criminalists who had assisted local law enforcement agencies processing complex crime scenes and prosecuting major crimes.—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025 Funding for equipment was in flux, hiring was stalled, and some of the top criminalists with vast amounts of institutional knowledge were leaving for higher pay in the private sector.—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025 Per the letter, an analyst reviewing cases found that on June 11 a criminalist noted a match between four DNA profiles, suggesting the possibility of a repeat offender.—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024 In Rhode Island, some forensic analysis of firearms was suspended in August after criminalists linked bullet cartridge casings from a 2021 killing to the wrong gun.—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for criminalist
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