recognized county agencies and their Community Partner Award for their help with the Attorney General’s Safe Kits Initiative – Ray County had 10 agencies receive the award. In 2019, AGO launched the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Kit Initiative to inventory, test, and track the state’s high number of untested sexual assault kits with the ultimate goal of clearing the state’s backlog and obtaining justice for victims. “Nine law enforcement agencies and one medical facility in your county received a Community Partner Award,” said Communications Director Madeline Sieren of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office (AGO). Working with the AGO, local law enforcement agencies and community partners have worked diligently to clear the backlog of untested sexual assault kits. Presented by the AGO, the SAFE Kit Initiative Service Award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions in leadership, management and operation, education, agency assistance, prosecution, and…