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Spotlight: CAO Group brings cutting-edge forensic technology to police departments

By PoliceOne Staff Company Name: The CAO Group, Inc. Headquarters: West Jordan, UT Signature Product: Basic Turbo Light Kit Website: www.ultralite-als.com Under the direction of owner Dr. Densen Cao, UltraLite ...

Ky. police find woman scalped, other clues scant Comments

By Brett Barrouquere Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Using the forensic science mimicked on television crime dramas, investigators in Kentucky revealed evidence of a gruesome crime: A woman shot ...

Scotland Yard deploys handheld fingerprint devices Comments

Associated Press LONDON — Scotland Yard says it's equipping its police officers with handheld fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds. ...

NH police receive grant to purchase equipment

By Melanie Hitchcock The Union Leader DERRY, N.H. — A U.S. Department of Justice grant will help the police department fight cybercrimes and illegal drug activity, according to Police Chief Ed Garone. ...

TASER's new tools: Body cameras and the Cloud Video

By Quentin Hardy The International Herald Tribune SAN FRANCISCO — Sgt. Brandon Davis vividly recalled the moment before he killed Eric Wayne Berry, but it was not the way it really happened. "I ...

Case Study: Forensic Analysis of the Vancouver Hockey Riot Videos

From Ocean Systems The citizens of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada are unlikely to recall anything very positive regarding the night of June 15, 2011. That was when the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley ...

Mich. murder suspect free pending forensic test results Comments

Because an arrest warrant was not issued within 72 hours, the suspect was transferred to the custody of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office on a probation violation warrant. ...

Border Patrol overhauls approach on migrants Comments

By Elliot Spagat Associated PressSAN DIEGO — The U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a revolving-door policy of dropping illegal migrants from Mexico at the nearest border crossing without any punishment, ...

NC center targets criminals' digital devices

By Cheryl Caswell Charleston Daily Mail HUNTINGTON, N.C. — Digital devices are making life easier for most people — including criminals.But the Marshall University Forensic Science Center is ...

Digital video forensics on a budget

As more and more technology becomes available, not every police department can afford to use it ...

Novel forensics used in Anthony investigation Comments

Defense scientists say the method is too experimental to use in court. ...

Shedding light on bloodstains? Comments

If only life was like television. The cast members of CSI enter the crime scene with their gadgets and spray bottles of Luminol, spray a bit onto a surface, and see it glow at the telltale sign of a bloodstain. ...

FBI's new fingerprint system twice as fast Comments

System turned up 910 additional matches between prints submitted to the bureau and prints in the agency's database ...

January 2011 Product Roundup: Investigation

PoliceOne is focusing on news and product information about Investigations throughout the month of January 2010. Check out some of the latest products available today. AFIX Technologies, ...

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 ...

How to buy video analysis systems

By Tim DeesThe good news is that there are more surveillance cameras than ever before. The bad news is that most of the video from them is crappy. With a good video analysis/forensic system and a reasonably ...

How to buy video analysis systems

FLIR's H-Series Thermal Imagers offer high resolution for low price

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product EditorFLIR Systems, a Portland, Ore.-based company, released a series of handheld thermal imagers last year that have turned out to be a very popular product in the ...

How to buy crime scene investigation products

By Tim DeesThe typical citizen may believe you can trot out every shiny gadget they’ve seen on TV to investigate the break-in of their lawn shed, but we know different. With a limited, real-world ...

Thousands of DNA samples missing from state databanks Comments

Associated PressMADISON, Wis. — During what police say was a 20-year killing spree in Milwaukee, Walter Ellis left his DNA behind all along the way - everywhere but the one place where it might have ...