More cold case cops

Responding to a question in the House of Representatives on Monday, Dillon stated the unit is being strengthened with “extra officers who have distinguished themselves so they can address outstanding investigations.” Dillon also said attempts to strengthen law enforcement’s detection rate is also being pursued through the establishment of a DNA database. The minister said a DNA custodian recently came on board .

He also said the Police Service will be introducing additional technical software to aid in the management of homicide investigations. Earlier in the sitting, the Anti-Terrorism Amendment Bill 2017 was laid in the House. While the Order Paper showed it being listed in Dillon’s name, it was announced as being laid in the name of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi .

The AG first spoke about the bill at a post-Cabinet news conference at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s on February 2 .