Last week, the Bell County (Texas) Commissioners authorized the purchase order for the M-Vac DNA system.
The system is being purchased through the United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, fiscal year 2024 Community Funding from the Office of U.S. Representative August Pfluger, 11th Congressional District of Texas.
The M-Vac DNA system collects or extracts DNA from evidence and crime scenes. M-Vac describes its system as follows: “The M -Vac utilizes wet vacuum principles to release and capture cells. Nuclease and DNA -free buffer is sprayed directly onto the surface while vacuum pressure is simultaneously applied around the spray pattern to collect the buffer and suspended particles in a collection bottle.”
The Bell County Sheriff’s Office will host the instrument and will assist other law enforcement agencies. Training on the M-Vac System will be conducted on June 10 and 11.
The M-Vac system will be utilized as the police continue to investigate cold cases to identify new forensic leads, as well as current cases. This is an additional tool for the Sheriff’s Office, as well as local law enforcement, to investigate crimes with the goal of bringing criminals to justice.
Republished courtesy of Bell County Sheriff's Office