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Investigations
Qiagen Partners with FBI to Improve DNA Analysis
The collaboration aims to develop a first-of-its-kind digital PCR (dPCR) assay that can simultaneously quantify in absolute terms nuclear and mitochondrial DNA concentrations, male DNA, and include quality markers for degradation and inhibition.
May 8, 2024
Investigations
Carfax for Police Adds Real-Time Vehicle Intelligence Feature
Driver Exchange is a cloud-based traffic solution that provides accurate, digital crash information capture and distribution. Now, entering a VIN or license plate into Driver Exchange activates a search for possible anomalies in the vehicle history.
May 6, 2024
Investigations
Man Arrested in Connection with Murder of Off-Duty Chicago Officer
Chicago officers and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 22-year-old Xavier Tate Jr. for first-degree murder in Glendale Heights, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
May 2, 2024
Chicago Officer Luis Huesca was murdered in April while driving home from his shift.
Investigations
908 Devices Acquires RedWave Technology, Expanding its Forensics Product Offerings
This acquisition provides 908 Devices with an expanded portfolio of handheld chemical analysis devices for forensic workflows that quickly detect and identify unknown solids, liquids, vapors, and aerosols at the point of need.
May 1, 2024
Special Units
Marshal Reportedly Killed, “Numerous” Officers Shot in Charlotte
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police said the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, made up of multiple agencies, was attempting to serve a warrant when it engaged in gunfire with a subject.
April 29, 2024
Investigations
Maryland Officers Arrest Teen for Planning School Shootings
Alex Ye, 18, who is reportedly trans and has the legal name of Andrea Ye, allegedly authored a 129-page manifesto detailing plans to execute mass shootings at an elementary school and a high school.
April 19, 2024
Investigations
Virginia Investigator Honored as National Deputy of the Year
During a traffic stop in Hampton on Jan. 11, 2023, Deputy Chambers, who’s also an investigator on the U.S. Marshals Task Force, was trying to arrest Lamont Lewis for allegedly killing his wife on Christmas Day.
April 8, 2024
U.S. Marshals Service Director Ronald L. Davis (left) presents Chesapeake (Virginia) Sheriff’s investigator Scott Chambers with the agency's Purple Heart medal. Chambers was serving with a Marshals Service task force when he was shot multiple times by a murder suspect.
Investigations
California Police Use Drone and BearCat to Rescue Kidnap Victim
Patrol officers, detectives with the General Investigations Unit (GIU), the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), and other on-duty personnel immediately responded with a BearCat armored vehicle.
March 25, 2024
Patrol
Cellebrite Launches FedRAMP Authorization Process to Provide Enhanced Cloud Security
Through its collaboration with Coalfire, Cellebrite will offer federal customers access to its SaaS technology. Cellebrite has launched the process to authorize its software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management.
March 15, 2024
Investigations
Houston Police Suspended 260,000 Cases Due to Lack of Personnel
Chief Troy Finner said the 264,000 suspended cases represents about 10 percent of the 2.8 million incident reports filed with the police department just in the past eight years.
February 27, 2024
Patrol
3 South Carolina Deputies Charged Over Hoax Calls On Duty
Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater said he learned about “possible misconduct by three of our deputies” last week.
February 14, 2024
South Carolina's State Law Enforcement Division has arrested three Chesterfield County Sheriff's deputies over hoax calls on duty. (Left to right) First Sgt. Justin Tyler Reichard, Deputy Killian Daniel Loflin, and Sgt. Darien Myles Roseau all face charges of misconduct in office, criminal conspiracy, and aggravated breach of peace.
Patrol
3 DC Officers Shot Serving Arrest Warrant for Animal Cruelty
According to Chief Pamela Smith, police arrived at the residence to serve the warrant around 7:30 a.m. Police attempted to gain entry and the suspect fired gunshots.
February 14, 2024
Patrol
Man Accused of Killing Tennessee Deputy Captured
“Kenneth Wayne DeHart was taken into custody a short time ago in Knoxville! Now the judicial process will take place in the court system. Thanks to all of our law enforcement partners and our community,” Blount County Sheriff's Office officials said.
February 13, 2024
Kenneth Wayne DeHart was taken into custody Tuesday in Knoxville. He is accused of killing Blount County (Tennessee) Sheriff's Deputy Greg McCowan and wounding Deputy Shelby Eggers during a traffic stop last Thursday.
Investigations
California Sheriff Holding 88 Cars Confiscated at Weekend Sideshow
"They can stop calling. Those vehicles will be held by us until those court cases have been settled," Sheriff Patrick Withrow said in a video on Facebook.
February 7, 2024
Muscle car being towed away from weekend street racing event. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is holding 88 vehicles confiscated at a Stockton sideshow on Feb. 3.
Investigations
Carfax for Police and Ne-IAATI Offer Free Auto Theft Investigation Training
The training series offers timely insights into trends, tactics, and prevention methods from industry experts on fraudulent VINs and tags, criminal enterprises and organized theft rings, and vehicle forensics.
February 6, 2024
Patrol
Suspect Who Jumped in River to Avoid Michigan Police, Arrested After Rowboat Chase
MSP deployed a K-9 to track him through a swamp and to the river. A drone from the Eaton County sheriff's office was used to pinpoint his location. Then MSP officers went after him in a rowboat.
January 30, 2024
Michigan State Police officers used a rowboat Friday to capture a suspect who jumped in a river.
Investigations
Amazon Makes It Harder for Police to Access Ring Doorbell Videos
Police can still obtain Ring video footage using a search warrant or subpoena. The company added that Ring may provide footage directly to law enforcement “in cases involving imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to any person.”
January 24, 2024
Investigations
DOJ Report Blasts Police Response to Uvalde School Shooting
To assemble the findings, the DOJ’s investigative team spent weeks in Uvalde, conducted more than 260 interviews and examined more than 14,000 pieces of evidence.
January 18, 2024
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