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OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANT AWARD
Detective Ashley Nolan
Detective Ashley Nolan has been employed with the Chandler Police Department since 2007. She was assigned to the Special Victim’s Unit in 2012 where she has conducted numerous investigations relating to sexually motivated crimes, trained new detectives, and has become a leader. Most recently Detective Nolan has taken on the role of investigating cold case sex crimes. She has utilized advanced DNA techniques to assist in solving these cases. In 2020, she was successful in solving three separate unidentified stranger sexual assaults bringing long awaited closure to the victims. Detective Nolan also participated in a cold case crime television series highlighting the use of Genetic Genealogy and her role in solving a case dating back to 1986. In 2023, Detective Nolan became the first and only known case in Maricopa County where Genetic Genealogy was used to successfully identify and prosecute a sexual assault suspect.
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