Tulsa Police's new DNA computer now online

Tulsa's police lab got its new DNA computer on line Monday. The computer is linked with a regional database of people's DNA. <br><br>Scientists can now compare DNA found at crime scenes or on

Monday, October 21st 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

Tulsa's police lab got its new DNA computer on line Monday. The computer is linked with a regional database of people's DNA.

Scientists can now compare DNA found at crime scenes or on victims and run it against DNA in the computer. If they find a match, they could solve the crime. Anyone in Oklahoma convicted of murder, rape, robbery, burglary and other violent crimes since the mid 1990's must give a DNA sample when they go to prison.

The goal is to next make the database nationwide.