{"id":41691,"date":"2024-11-21T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/21\/phoenix-police-make-progress-on-rape-kit-backlog-but-how-many-are-left-untested-2\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T06:00:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T13:00:09","slug":"phoenix-police-make-progress-on-rape-kit-backlog-but-how-many-are-left-untested-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/21\/phoenix-police-make-progress-on-rape-kit-backlog-but-how-many-are-left-untested-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Police make progress on rape kit backlog, but how many are left untested?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-kpho-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/F4WL45BZCBHXTMNPQDOOPB3ZZE.jpg?auth=61c9971697fc17ad5b7ac94186881e8a616c3bfddcfcd0fa925b6623228031dd&#038;width=1200&#038;height=600&#038;smart=true\"><\/p>\n<div>At the end of July 2023, they had 835 untested kits. 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