Crime & Safety
Seaside's Acting Police Chief Makes Cold Cases A Priority
The department plans to identify all cases which "have potential for resolution through updated or existing DNA technology."
SEASIDE, CA — Seaside Acting Police Chief Nick Borges has announced that his department will adopt a progressive and focused policy to honor those killed in Seaside by rigorously investigating cold cases there.
Entitled "Policy 601," it says that cold cases are a priority and sets guidelines and requirements pertaining to their oversight.
The policy requires a sergeant to coordinate an audit of all existing cold case homicide files at the conclusion of his or her rotation of three years.
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"The audit will comprise of a review of each case and prioritize all cases that have investigative leads and/or have potential for resolution through updated or existing DNA technology," it reads.
Recently, a few cold cases in Seaside have been solved or had breakthroughs. In June, a Nevada man was arrested on suspicion of the murder of kindergartener Anne Pham in 1982. In May, a 50-year-old man was convicted for the murder of a man in 1995. Also in May, two suspects were identified for the 2014 murder of Elizabeth Baker.
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