D.C. opens $210m crime lab after years of delays

Nearly six years after the District announced the construction of a forensic lab that would help the city become less dependent on federal law enforcement, D.C. on Monday opened a $210 million complex that officials vow will transform crime-fighting in the notoriously crime-ridden municipality.

“It represents the confluence of science, technology and good police work,” said Paul Quander, deputy mayor for public safety and justice, at the new Consolidated Forensic Laboratory. “This building and these experts will allow us to stay in front of the curve.”