State To Formally Open Southeast Mass. Regional Crime Lab

The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, the Massachusetts State Police, and the Division of Capital Asset Management on Wednesday, June 11 will hold a grand opening ceremony at the Southeast Sub-Lab, a new regional forensic crime lab that provides sophisticated scientific evidence analysis to area law enforcement agencies. The regional lab allows State Police technicians and scientists to more efficiently process evidence collected from crime scenes in Bristol, Plymouth, Norfolk and the Cape and Islands counties.

Media are invited to attend the event and tour sections of the lab, which is located at 30 Riverside Drive in Lakeville. The event begins at 11 a.m.

The Southeast Sub-Lab houses State Police criminalists, ballisticians and crime scene services technicians who collect, process and analyze forensic and ballistics evidence crucial to solving crimes and providing justice to victims. Basing crime scene technicians, criminalists, and ballisticians who work on Southeastern Massachusetts cases in one location allows for more effective collaboration among the various forensic disciplines and faster processing of evidence. Additionally, the Sub-Lab allows Southeastern Massachusetts police departments to save time and resources by having a regional drop-off point for evidence they need analyzed.

An 11 a.m. speaking program will feature EOPPS Undersecretary for Forensic Services John Grossman, State Police Superintendent Col. Mark Delaney, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe, and DCAM Commissioner David Perini. Tours of the facility will begin following the speaking program.