By Trina A. San Agustin
Variety News Staff

THE Guam Police Department will receive $5.9 million from the Guam Supreme Court for the construction of a state-of-the-art regional forensic crime laboratory, according to Supreme Court director of court policy and communication Dan Tydingco.
The formal presentation will be held at the court house on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 10 a.m.
Tydingco said the money came from the refinancing of the Judicial Building Fund. Although the courts will be paying for the construction, the Guam Police Department will have full control of the laboratory.
Former Chief of Police and now Sen. Frank Ishizaki, R-Yona, has been working with top law enforcement officials from around the region to open the regional laboratory on Guam.
Acting Chief of Police Capt. Paul Suba said it is “great to hear that this is moving forward.”
“Ishizaki was at the forefront of our original crime lab so to see this happening now, I think he will be happy,” Suba added.
Suba reiterated the plans of making this local laboratory a regional one as well.
“There are going to be a lot of people who will be happy about this—including the islands that participated in the recently held Law Enforcement Executive Summit like Palau and Saipan,” Suba said.