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Video: Albuquerque Undercover Officer Critically Wounded in Blue-on-Blue Shooting

An Albuquerque undercover officer was shot and critically wounded reportedly by a fellow officer during a drug operation Friday afternoon. The wounded officer's name has not been released.

January 11, 2015

Faro Launches Innovative, User-Friendly Handheld 3D Laser Scanner

Faro Technologies, Inc., known for its 3D measurement, imaging, and realization technology, announces the release of the new Faro Freestyle3D Handheld Laser Scanner, an intuitive device for use in law enforcement.

January 7, 2015

Photo: Faro Technologies

Arizona Officer Shot, Killed by Domestic Violence Suspect

Flagstaff police said 24-year-old Tyler Jacob Stewart was following up on a domestic violence investigation from earlier in the day and went to a home on West Clay Avenue around 1:30 p.m.

December 28, 2014

MSAB Releases Lightweight Tablet for Rapid Forensic Data Extraction in the Field

Tablet offers a touchscreen interface based on MSAB’s XRY extraction engine. It enables users to perform logical data extractions in minutes. The speed that Tablet offers users coupled with its mobility allows for more rapid triage of data and actionable intelligence while in the field on its large 11-inch display. It also allows for customizable workflow configurations that enable administrators to structure access for a wide array of users for organizations of any size.

December 18, 2014

Congress Approves Cybersecurity Legislation

The House Thursday unanimously passed S. 2519, the National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 which the Senate passed earlier this week, as well as Senate amendment to H.R. 2952, the Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act -- both bipartisan legislation to strengthen the nation’s cyber defenses.

December 12, 2014

Photo: Mark W. Clark

Chased by Man With Knife, Officers Don't Shoot Due to 'Recent Incidents'

Two Milwaukee police officers considered "recent incidents locally and nationally" when they refrained from shooting a man who chased them with a butcher knife at the scene of a suspected double homicide, according to a criminal complaint.

December 8, 2014

DSM Dyneema Successfully Defends Key Patent Behind Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology

The European Patent Office has upheld a key patent held by DSM Dyneema covering its recently introduced Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology used in materials for soft body armor and hard materials for helmets, vest inserts, and vehicle armor.

December 3, 2014

Four Dead in West Virginia Shooting Rampage; Manhunt Underway

A manhunt was underway in north-central West Virginia after four people were fatally shot in three attacks, authorities said.

December 1, 2014

Video: Tennessee Sheriff's Office Pays Ransom for Case Files

Officials with the Dickson (Tenn.) County Sheriff's Office said they had to pay a ransom after malware locked them out of thousands of their case files. "It's a very bad feeling to be the victim instead of the investigator," said the agency's IT director.

November 13, 2014

Pol Ransom Paid

Cellebrite Offers Self-Paced Training and Instructor-Led Classes Online

The Cellebrite Certified Logical Operator (CCLO) certification course recently joined the company's Mobile Forensic Fundamentals online class, officially making Cellebrite the first mobile forensics vendor to offer any kind of online certification training, according to the company.

November 3, 2014

Murdered Girl's Dad Sues Police, Says 'Law Enforcement Failed' in Search

A 12-year-old New Jersey girl's estate is claiming local police failed to follow the correct procedures in searching for her, therefore "failing" the murder victim and her family.

October 27, 2014

Video: Suspect in Killing of 2 Calif. Deputies Was in U.S. Illegally

Monroy, who is in the country illegally, was deported to Mexico in 1997 after his arrest and conviction in Arizona for possession of narcotics for sale, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He was arrested and sent back to Mexico a second time in 2001.

October 27, 2014

Pol Dep Shooting Suspect

California Woman Charged With Using "Spy Software" on Police Officer's Phone

A woman recently sentenced to state prison for identity theft was charged Friday in U.S. District Court in San Jose in the wiretapping of a police officer's phone and possessing illegal spyware, the U.S. Attorney's Office reported.

October 20, 2014

St. Louis Officer Under Investigation for Calls to Activist's Employer

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs is investigating an officer who reportedly called a woman's employer to discuss her involvement in Ferguson protests.

October 16, 2014

Homicide Suspect Located Using Vigilant Solutions Historical LPR Data

Vigilant Solutions announced today that the Sacramento (Calif.) Police Department used its historical license plate reader (LPR) data, available exclusively to law enforcement through Vigilant's LEARN online analytic suite, to locate and apprehend a suspect in a homicide.

October 16, 2014

Vigilant Solutions' LEARN helped Sacramento police located a homicide suspect Photo: Vigilant Solutions

Only 100 Cybercrime Brains Worldwide Says Europol Boss

There are only "around 100" cybercriminal kingpins behind global cybercrime, according to the head of Europol's Cybercrime Centre, Troels Oerting. He says law enforcers needed to target the "rather limited group of good programmers."

October 13, 2014

Minnesota Detectives Find Missing Girls with Digital Forensics

In the case of the missing Andover girls, parents reported their disappearance at 9:36 p.m. Monday. Detective Pat O’Hara searched one of the girl’s iPods found in her room and discovered two weeks of sexually explicit texts with the final text “Be there” received at 8:31 p.m. Monday.

October 6, 2014

Cellebrite Releases UFED 4.0

Cellebrite, developer and provider of mobile data forensic solutions, has released the latest version of its award-winning mobile forensics tool -- UFED 4.0. The new version introduces new, time-saving workflow capabilities, including language translation, automated data carving, image capturing, and more.

October 2, 2014

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