Two million criminals are not on the police DNA database but the details of one million innocents are

telegraph.co.uk

Dec. 2, 2008

The identities of more than two million criminals are not on the national DNA database.

Cold case tied to Ark.anchorwoman's death

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- DNA evidence has linked an unsolved rape and assault to the killing of anchorwoman Anne Pressly of Little Rock, Ark., police said.

European Court targets database samples

LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The European Court of Human Rights says fingerprint and DNA samples obtained from individuals who were never convicted should be removed from databases.

Dutch police eyeing DNA spray system

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Stores and gas stations in the Dutch city of Rotterdam will soon be outfitted with a system that can spray criminals with a DNA substance, police say.

Australia considers DNA theft laws

MELBOURNE, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Australian authorities say proposed privacy restrictions on DNA use would not interfere with DNA testing by the police or courts.

DNA may solve 62-year-old murder

LONDON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Detectives in Wales are using an aging DNA sample to solve the 1946 killing of a 12-year-old Swansea girl in what may be the world's oldest cold case.

Controversial DNA plan uncertain

HOUSTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Immigrant advocacy organizations are decrying a proposal by the Bush administration to collect DNA samples from federal detainees, including illegal immigrants.

Men have their own biological clock

SYDNEY, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- An Australian study suggests men have a biological clock that signals a drop in fertility after the age of 35.

Gov't registration mulled for cell phones

LONDON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The British government is developing plans to compel cell phone buyers to register their names in a national database to combat terrorism, sources say.

U.S. secretly collecting detainee DNA

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has been secretly collecting DNA samples from suspected terrorists as part of a database used by the defense and intelligence communities.

British DNA file includes 4 million people

LONDON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Britain has the largest DNA database in the world relative to the size of its population, with more than 4 million people included.

Rapist nabbed by distinctive jewelry

LONDON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Sentencing is scheduled for this week in London for a rapist who police apprehended because of the rings he wore.

Town fights dog poo with DNA tests

VERCELLI, Italy, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Officials in Vercelli, Italy, say they will catch those who don't pick up after their dogs by tracking down the offending pooches through their DNA.

Colbert digital DNA headed for space

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. news-parody show host Stephen Colbert is having his DNA digitized and sent to the International Space Station, Comedy Central announced Monday.

Dutch database plan opposed by Antilles

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A plan by the Dutch government to create a database on youths from the Netherlands Antilles is unfair, critics say.

Interpol to assist Netherlands Antilles

WILLEMSTAD, Netherlands Antilles, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The Netherlands Antilles has partnered with Interpol to enhance border security in a move to prevent entry of transnational criminals and other threats.