> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# TBS Today, Jan. 16
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/01/17/newsletters/tbs-today-jan-16-2026/
- Published: 2026-01-17T01:53:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-17T01:53:57.000Z
- Description: Familial DNA helped police crack sex crime series.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

A Texas man police say they have linked to seven sex crime victims over 14 years is in custody this week thanks, in part, to a familial DNA search, authorities report.

Don't miss the latest update on a recent Scanner scoop.

[Familial DNA helped police solve cold case sex crime seriesFamilial DNA searches help authorities “identify potential relatives of the alleged perpetrator” in DNA databases.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-1508.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_2695.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/01/17/crime/berkeley-police-lashay-durisseau-sex-crime-case-familial-dna/)

### In other news: Drone show

Berkeley police put on a lengthy presentation Thursday about how drones and other technology would help them solve crime. That story is still in the works.

### In case you missed it

[Robbery reported in Elmwood city parking lotPolice say the assailant struck a man in the face, forced him out of his vehicle “and beat him.”![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-1509.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-01-15-at-1.39.26---PM-1.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/01/15/crime/berkeley-robbery-elmwood-parking-lot/)

[ID’d by victims, sex crime suspect charged decades laterTwo women identified Lashay Durisseau as their assailant and his DNA connected him to the crimes, Berkeley police say.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-1510.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/54781908389_5d19faa16c_k-3.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/01/14/crime/berkeley-sex-crime-suspect-charged-decades-later/)

[Berkeley considers 10% budget cuts, with $29M deficit possibleThat’s on top of the hiring freeze that began last year and is projected to continue.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-1511.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/54381495893_3d943b652f_k-2.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/01/01/community/berkeley-budget-cuts-deficit-expected/)

**Read [ more stories](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/archive/) • Learn [about TBS](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/about/) • 👋 Follow us on [social media](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/11/25/editors-desk/follow-berkeley-scanner-social-media/)**

---

Did someone forward you this email? Sign up for TBS Today.

[Get The Scanner in your inbox - free!](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/#/portal/signup)

💡

****You can** [****update your TBS account settings**](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/#/portal/account) **on our website.**