Evidence Collection
The Police Evidence Collection topic lets investigators and cops know what’s new in fingerprint technology, legal matters, administrative challenges and more.
Does failure to collect DNA evidence change the outcome of a recent case or will eyewitness accounts be sufficient?
A DEMS is the virtual command post for managing all the digital evidence a police department collects
Witness first-hand how public safety operations are enhanced by the use of drones in multiple types of missions
Advancing technologies have put such techniques under more scrutiny, including from judges, and highlighted the limits of once-established practices
Prosecutors on Wednesday moved to drop the case after new ballistics tests contradicted those done three decades ago
Law enforcement officials must balance the legitimate interest of openness and transparency with protecting privacy rights of both citizens and officers
Evidence from more than 6,600 rape kits that went untested for years have turned up 850 hits in the FBI’s nationwide database of DNA profiles
Recent South Florida cases stemmed from photos or video posted on Instagram, the fast-growing social media site
The burglary victim grabbed a handful of the perp’s beard before he fled
The app enables officers to validate information and compare partial observations, such as vehicle license plates
Next step is to discuss labor issues and policies for using the cameras and storage system
Tsarnaev’s lawyers argued that the warrants authorizing searches weren’t specific enough and that some items were improperly seized
FBI Director James Comey says encrypting data stored on smartphones and computers could hurt criminal investigations
The RS2-X2 is a durable, compact camera featuring a front-facing screen, articulated head and one-touch recording
The suspect is accused of using a sledgehammer to kill his wife, mother and three sons in their Bethesda, Maryland, home in 1976
A journal left by Eric Frein provides a “cold-blooded and absolutely chilling account” of the night he murdered a trooper
Multiple parties can view live-streaming video from multiple locations - and video is stored even if the recording device is destroyed
Arranging evidence burns can be tricky because rules are different everywhere, allowing more leeway in some places than others
Longstanding practice had been criticized by civil rights groups for undermining efforts to combat AIDS
RapidHIT generates quality DNA profiles from reference samples such as buccal swabs in approximately 90 minutes
PS15 operates in the rain, snow or extremely dusty conditions, and features a range of up to 40 meters
The lite version of Eyewitness Data Vault supports smaller installations
Portable device offers a forensic lab in the palm of your hand
Since the video is being recorded to be used as evidence, it’s critical that it is as high-quality as possible
Police say Stingray, a suitcase-size device that pretends it’s a cell tower, is useful for catching criminals, but that’s about all they’ll say
A new technology scans sites like Twitter to act as a virtual stakeout, alerting police when possibly gang activity is occurring
Andrew W. Six was executed in Missouri for the 1987 murder of a 12-year-old girl
A caller told a dispatcher that a masked man raced into a bank, then described the shootout that followed
Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson scheduled a news conference for Monday morning to release updated information about a shotgun attack on a suburban Denver high school
Mario Edward Garnett is suspected of a three-state bank robbery spree that resulted in the death of a cop
Connecticut State Police on Friday released thousands of pages of documents from the investigation into the Sandy Hook shooting
The student used his Mac laptop’s tracking features and discovered the computer “pinging” from a house in north Minneapolis
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