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VI. Investigation Review <br />2014 Annual Report · Police Department · St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br />11 <br />Detective Tim Briski <br />Offi cer Mark Dokken <br />the future, continuing to check for matches with newly <br />entered samples in the system. This process can of <br />course stretch out the amount of time it takes to solve <br />some crimes. A recent report revealed that a high <br />percentage of the DNA cases being tested at each of the <br />labs is related to a property crime. <br />Most DNA evidence collected at crime scenes in St. <br />Anthony is tested at the Hennepin County Crime Lab, <br />with the rest being tested at the BCA. DNA evidence <br />has identifi ed suspects in several property crimes in St. <br />Anthony this past year. It also identifi ed a suspect in a <br />criminal sexual conduct case, reported to the department <br />in 2005, allowing for the case to be re-opened. <br />These new technologies/sciences being used in police <br />work are of great assistance to small agencies like ours. <br />They allow for a higher clearance rate of crimes, and the <br />ability to actively investigate lower level crimes before <br />they become a major problem in the community. <br />Listed below are the total number of Criminal <br />Investigations in the City of St. Anthony, for the year <br />2014, and what percentage of them were cleared. <br />Total Criminal Cases: 465 <br />Total Cases Cleared 253 <br />Total Cases Cleared by Arrest 210 <br />Total Cases Cleared by Other 43 <br />CLEARANCE RATE: 54%