Wash. considers collecting DNA upon arrest

5 February 2012, 9:55 am

GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE Anthony Dias is the poster boy for why police and prosecutors hope Washington will join a growing number of states that require people to give DNA samples as soon as they're arrested for a serious crime, rather than waiting until they're convicted. In 2005, Dias was released on bail while facing a felony hit-and-run charge in Pierce County. He went on to ...... Read More »

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