LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory has been named one of the top 14 labs in the nation, according to the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors.
ASCLD ranked the forensic lab among the best in the nation based on its efficiency in expediting court cases and supporting criminal convictions and exonerations. The lab is credited with ensuring the highest levels of quality analysis.
The Pinellas County lab was the only Florida-based forensics lab to receive the society’s Foresight Maximus Award, which is granted only to labs that perform at a standard of 90 percent efficiency in relation to the speed and cost of service for taxpayers…