R.I. crime lab gets $297K to curb gun backlog

PBN Staff

12/13/2021

MS-0706FiveQ-06 — U.S. ATTORNEY ZACHARY A. CUNHA on Monday said the R.I. State Crime Laboratory has been awarded a $297,000 federal grant to reduce a backlog of firearm-related cases. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PROVIDENCE – The Justice Department on Monday awarded a $297,000 Project Safe Neighborhoods grant to the R.I. State Crime Laboratory to reduce a backlog of firearm-related cases. U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha said the grant will be used to hire a firearms examiner to curb the backlog of expended cartridge casings and projectiles. The backlog…

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