They also signed the cash into evidence, and locked it down. The Forensic Lab was a state-of-the-art, heavily fortified building at 8th and Poplar streets. In the basement was the Firearms Identification Unit; on the first floor was the Crime Scene Unit, Document Examination Unit, the Chem lab – mostly used for the identification of drugs – as well as Criminalistics, which handled the processing of hair and fiber. The first floor was also home to the DNA lab. Firearms, Documents and CSU personnel were all sworn law enforcement officers. Everyone else was a civilian. Of all the section directors, no one was more flamboyant, or dedicated, than Sergeant Helmut Rohmer. Standing around six-five, he had recently shaved his head, and presented himself as a soft-spoken, lab-dwelling version of Shrek. He was also known for his black T-shirt collection, a wardrobe accessory rumored to be in the hundreds. Today he wore a shirt with the slogan: PART OF THE PROBLEM.
