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Big police technology shrinks to fit next-generation squads

By PoliceOne Staff A security firm that developed a suitcase-size crime-fighting device has been tasked with shrinking their product down to fit easily into a squad — which resulted in the VHS-sized ...

Video: Crowd-sourced video could give police 3-D surveillance Video

By Sam Clements The Motherboard Blog BOSTON — Imagine if you could stitch together all the video footage from the Boston attack to form a single immersive narrative. CoSync has the ability to link ...

Video: Police help other officers improve crime scene skills

By Sarah Bakhtiari Suwanee Patch GWINNETT, Ga. — Earlier in February, law enforcement officers trained at the Gwinnett County Police Department to strengthen their crime investigation skills through ...

NY police will get new fingerprint scanner

Donna Thompson The Evening Telegram HERKIMER, N.Y. — The Herkimer Police Department will be getting a new fingerprint scanning unit, courtesy of the state of New York. Police Chief Joseph Malone ...

Video: Swarm of mini-choppers assists police in Japan Video

By PoliceOne Staff Mini choppers that assisted in an emergency drill conducted by Japanese police may find themselves a more permanent place on the force after the experiment's success. In a video ...

Former police capt. hopes DNA evidence frees him Comments

By Amanda Lee Myers Associated Press CINCINNATI — A former Ohio police captain who has spent 14 years in prison, largely because of a bite mark found on his ex-wife's blood-soaked body, now has ...

Video: 3-D software recreates Aurora theater shooting Video

By PoliceOne Staff A 3-D animation of the Aurora, Colo., shooting scene where 12 people were killed could help build a case against the alleged gunman, experts say. After receiving a request from CBS News, ...

Seattle cops can't use red-light cameras for evidence Video

Washington is among the few states that bar police from using images from red-light cameras in criminal investigations ...

Sub aids cops in underwater searches

Using the eight-pound unit is “similar to operating a video game.” ...

Will we ever have a true lie detector? Comments

The quest for a method to detect deception has been ongoing for several hundred years. Our tradition of oath-taking in court prior to giving testimony comes from a medieval practice of requiring witnesses ...

3D cameras will clear UK crash sites quicker

Weston and Somerset MercuryAVON AND SOMERSET, United Kingdom — Avon and Somerset police have been awarded a grant of more than £150,000 to purchase 3D cameras that will enable them to clear ...

Police consider $30k drone to take over helicopter work Video

The unit fits inside a suitcase and is expected to aid crash analysts ...

‘Virtual escort’ app to aid campus police Comments

University police are adding an emergency situation mobile application that streams audio and video ...

Fort Hood shooting suspect faces death penalty Comments

The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood rampage will be tried in a military court and face the death penalty ...

Court says in criminal trials, lab analyst must testify to own work Comments

The analyst who testifies must be the one who performed or witnessed the tests ...

Mat-transfer latent fingerprints Comments

A technology developed at Nanjing University in China allows latent fingerprints to be developed in seconds, using only a special mat and hot air. The method was published on March 17 in the technical ...

Tie your shoes... to an investigation

Young detectives tend to be hungry for knowledge and they often look to their senior detectives for advice. Some are lucky enough to have valuable advice shared with them on a regular basis while others ...

Should crime labs be independent of law enforcement?

An Carolina crime lab has come under scrutiny for misrepresenting blood evidence ...

FBI says blood evidence flaws may have led to 3 SC executions Comments

Overstated or falsely reported blood evidence in dozens of cases, including three that ended in executions ...

Calif. chief accused of crime-scene drunkenness Comments

A memo says the Calif. chief contaminated a scene by stepping in blood and placing a coffee cup near unprocessed evidence ...