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For years, law enforcement has worked to dispel the myth that someone must be missing for 24 or 48 hours before a report can be taken, but another problem gets far less attention. A missing-person report is not an investigation.
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In a major criminal investigation, getting off your ass and knocking on some doors is essential. In fact, it is a crucial element in the early stages of working an unsolved case. The area canvass-knocking on the doors of all the residences surrounding the crime scene-is one of the first tasks a lead detective should have on his lead sheet.
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The Thermal-Eye 2400xp unites visible and thermal imaging in one camera. The 2400xp uses L-3’s Gold-Standard Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) thermal imaging technology to provide a clear 320-by-240-pixel image, while the high-resolution, fully automatic charge-coupled device (CCD) visible camera is equipped with a 25X optical zoom and 12X digital zoom.
Read More →One of the "firmly established exceptions" to the warrant requirement for searches and seizures is the "consent exception."
Read More →Mark III is the third-generation seamless scanning camera from Panoscan. Used to capture an entire crime scene in painstaking detail, the digital camera has double the capture speed of its previous incarnation, a 40GB hard drive, and USB 2.0 connectivity for speedy file transfers. The Panoscan camera head weighs only 9.3 pounds and was engineered for rugged everyday field use.
Read More →Independent Forensics’ Rapid Stain Identification Semen Kit (RSID-Semen) is the first fluid specific test for the presence of semen. The kit is specific for human semenogelin antigens and will not cross-react with the myriad of other human body fluids that can cause false positives. The RSID Semen kit is designed to help crime laboratories correctly identify which samples from rape kits should go forward for DNA analysis.
Read More →The Bullard TacSight SE35 thermal imaging camera is designed especially for surveillance applications. Users can implement several special features of the SE35 with the touch of a button, including 4X digital zoom, image enhancement, and reverse polarity.
Read More →A married couple pleaded no contest to charges they ran a brothel across the street from a police station in Concord, Calif., Contra Costa County authorities said.
Read More →InterAct Public Safety Systems’ TrueSentry Version 6.0 is an improved IP-based video security monitoring solution. TrueSentry Version 6.0 features out-of-the-box support for more than 80 camera models; new intelligent video content analytics; clear digital video feeds; and programmable, image-sharpening tools that focus in on suspicious targets. The solution allows designated users to view video from remote sites via the Web and has upgraded mapping capabilities.
Read More →3rdTech’s version 3.2 release of SceneVision-3D has improved capabilities. The 3D scene capture and creation software is available immediately to current SceneVision-3D users. Room dimension wizards, person and camera viewpoints and locations, and annotation layers and links enhance and speed up crime scene analysis.
Read More →The Samsung SPD-2200 dome camera is a discreet security solution for a wide variety of applications. The 220x zoom with variable pan/tilt speed provides clear pictures that can be enlarged to identify minute details. The enhanced surveillance feature with “Auto Flip” positions the camera for continuous viewing of any subject beneath the dome while enabling the dome to turn 180 degrees when the camera tilts to its lower limits.
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