Police release new numbers on cases impacted by DNA lab freezer break

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Almost a year later, the Austin Public Safety Commission is learning more about the DNA lab freezer break that lasted six days jeopardizing numerous cases.
The Austin Police DNA lab has been shut down since June, due to a lack of properly trained staff, but a memo obtained by KXAN shows problems with the lab also extend to equipment failure from March 2016. During that time, the maintenance manager determined the freezer reached temperatures as warm as 8