I am surprised the department would be this far off the mark In a public statement about something that is already on the record. The truth is neither LMPD or KSP were ever given the money needed to process evidence, whether it be for rapes or other crimes. This was not some procedural error because of merger in 2003. This was the department, KSP and many other law enforcement agencies across this country being told it wasn't important enough to pay for. LMPD does not exist in a vacuum. I would