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Niagara County Sheriff's Department Forensic Laboratory |
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Niagara County Sheriff's Department Forensic Laboratory |
The Niagara County Sheriff's Department Forensic Laboratory located at the Niagara County Jail is responsible for the independent, objective, and accurate examination of physical evidence submitted by law enforcement agencies of Niagara County and surrounding areas.
The Forensic Laboratory is a unit within the Niagara County Sheriff's Department. The laboratory is divided into five (5) sections and an administrative section.
Services are offered to law enforcement agencies in the following disciplines:
Chemistry:
analysis of submitted evidence to determine the presence of controlled substances, tampered objects or food, caustic agents, and marijuana.
Firearms/Toolmarks:
analysis of weapons, ammunition, and those objects that are affected by either. Test firing of weapons and establishing operability. Restoring weapon identification markings and numbers. Examine tool marks to establish type, size, and unusual features of suspect tool.
Serology:
recover, examine, and type blood and body fluids, hair and fibers encountered as evidence in criminal cases. Determine the source of physiological material by identification of its biological nature and genetic marker types by the use of appropriate immunological, biochemical, microscopial, and electrophoretic methods.
Toxicology:
perform a standard series of tests to assist the coroners and medical examiners determination of the cause of death. Quantitative analysis of biological fluids to determine BAC and drug levels. Analysis of probation department cases for presence of controlled substances or their metabolites.
Trace:
analysis of automotive and architectural type paints and plastic polymers for chemical composition and association with known sources. Examine and compare fabric and plastic patterns produced on vehicles and other surfaces resulting from blunt forces. Examination of filaments to determine operability at time of impact resulting from vehicular accidents. Compare broken and fractured objects to determine the origin. Analysis of volatile petroleum distillates and flammable solvents used to accelerate burning in arsons. Characterization of certain non-petroleum based mixtures.
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Niagara
County Sheriff's Department
5526 Niagara Street Ext., P.O. Box 496
Lockport, New York 14095-0496
(716) 438-3393, Fax (716) 438-3302
