Philly has a new mobile unit to help investigators solve gun crimes
WHYY By An ATF board displays some the types of firearms confiscated in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The federal government has loaned the Philadelphia Police Department a mobile forensics unit to help investigators make more arrests for gun-related crimes. Authorities say the $250,000 vehicle, paired with a trailer dedicated to test-firing crime guns, will help reduce the amount of time it takes for experts to process ballistics evidence — evidence that could prove critical to clearing one or more open shooting cases. “The faster we can do the work, while maintaining quality, th...