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This resolution recognizes the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) as the premier law enforcement agency of Oklahoma, highlighting its century-long history of innovative investigative work. The resolution traces the OSBI's origins to 1925, when it was created in response to law enforcement challenges, initially reducing bank robberies by 75% through innovative investigative techniques. It details the agency's organizational evolution, including changes in administrative oversight and jurisdiction, and emphasizes its unique investigative approach of primarily responding to requests from other law enforcement agencies. The resolution also celebrates the OSBI's Criminalistics Services Division, which provides forensic science services through multiple laboratories, including a state-of-the-art Forensic Science Center in Edmond that collaborates with the University of Central Oklahoma. Additionally, the resolution acknowledges the OSBI's critical role as the central repository for criminal records and its use of cutting-edge investigative technologies like digital forensics, Rapid DNA analysis, drones, and forensic genetic genealogy. By highlighting these achievements, the resolution affirms the OSBI's ongoing commitment to serving Oklahoma's citizens through expert and innovative law enforcement practices.

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hr1018&Session=2600