Cops in New York Want More DNA

As one story goes, after police captured a serial rapist in New York City, they learned the man had been convicted of a lesser offense before he began his attacks. Had the man been required to provide a DNA sample, police could have identified him as a rapist after his first attack. Instead, he raped more than a dozen women.

Hoping to prevent similar stories in the future, local law enforcement leaders and the head of the New York State Police rallied in Elmira on Wednesday in support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to expand the state’s DNA databank, saying it will help solve more crimes and exonerate the wrongly imprisoned.

The proposal would require adults convicted of any felony or penal law misdemeanor to provide a DNA sample for the state’s DNA databank. Currently, only those convicted of penal law felonies and 36 misdemeanors – approximately 48 percent of crimes – are required to contribute.

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