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Law enforcement call for DNA Databank

Suffolk County District attorney Thomas Spota in his

Photo credit: James Carbone | Suffolk County District attorney Thomas Spota in his Hauppauge office. (Dec. 16, 2011)

A group of Suffolk County law enforcement officials, including Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota, on Friday threw its backing behind a proposal by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to expand the state DNA Databank -- saying it will solve crimes.

Currently, fewer than 50 percent of all offenders convicted of a penal law violation in New York must submit DNA sample to the databank database, officials...

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