Thames Valley Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner have revealed plans for a state-of-the-art forensics centre.
It's part of a wider improvement programme to transform forensic services across the force area including Buckinghamshire.
The purpose-built centre in Bicester will become the main forensics hub for the force, containing laboratories, new digital technologies and dedicated training facilities.
Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber said: “The programme is the result of a review of Thames Valley Police’s forensics services as a whole where we’ve identified the need to modernise facilities and increase capacity.
“In a world of rapidly advancing technology, ensuring the police stay on the cutting edge of forensics is crucial to keeping the public safe.
“Whether crimes such as burglaries, sexual offences or digital crimes the police need to get ahead of the criminals.
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