NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas State Crime Lab is cracking down on cases that have gone unsolved by introducing a new crime lab in North Little Rock during Friday's groundbreaking.

State law enforcement officials said this is all to delivering timely, accurate, and reliable work that'll impact dozens throughout the state.

The state's new crime lab will be a 190,000 square-foot facility equipped with the latest forensic technology and infrastructure and is a $200 million project.

They say the project is the start of something new and that every piece of evidence will be handled with integrity.

This expansion is happening in three different parts of the state. Theodore Brown, the director and Chief Medical Examiner, says this is a part of their commitment to building a safer and

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