Public Safety

Rhode Island state crime lab taking back more firearms cases

Published Oct 7, 2026, 4:34 PM

The Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory is sending fewer firearms cases to outside reviewers while accepting more gun evidence from local police departments thanks to progress rebuilding its in-house testing staff, its director said. Three forensic firearms examiners left the lab after 2024 testing error upended its operations and reputation. Soon after the labs outsourced […]

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