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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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Grace Industries’ forensic scanner features a discerning hydrocarbon detector in combination with six different colored LED lights with various light colors to detect potential evidence not visible under normal light.
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Law enforcement officers are quite familiar with the court-created "right" to counsel established by the Miranda opinion, to protect the Fifth Amendment trial privilege against compelled self-incrimination. But it applies only during police custodial interrogation.
Read More →The easiest and most common way associates are used in police investigations is to locate suspects. While this seems like routine information that everyone knows, only a few people put it into practice in each department.
Read More →Sirchie MegaMaxx is a compact kit that contains eight LED-type lights ranging from ultraviolet to 625nm, plus one white light. Each light is made of heavy-duty aluminum alloy and operates on batteries. Seven of the lights feature a high-intensity, 1-watt LED; the UV light features five LEDs for greater power. The kit also includes barrier goggles, special camera lens filters, a tripod light holder, and sturdy carrying case.
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It took the perseverance of Det. Dale Bunten and the skill of forensic sculptor Wesley Neville, a lieutenant at the Florence County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Office, to link the remains of a small-framed teenager to missing 14-year-old Tara Exposito.
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Lexar’s new LockTight security system helps preserve the chain of evidence for digital photography.
Read More →Understanding the crime scene and its layout is vital to prosecuting any case. One of the quickest and easiest ways to record everything pertinent to the case is by drawing a diagram of the crime scene.
Read More →New in i2’s family of analysis products is ChartExplorer, an intel enhancement tool for law enforcement that gathers various information from files in the company’s flagship product, Analyst’s Notebook, as well as other documents into easily readable charts. This software allows you to retrieve chart information ranked by relevance, preview it for context, and add relevant items to your investigation analysis
Read More →Ultronics’ AccuTrans Auto-Mix System eliminates the need for time-consuming mixing and provides a high-quality transfer of fingerprints, especially on rough surfaces. AccuTrans is easy to use and can be used to lift prints from difficult areas such as curved surfaces, brick walls, Styrofoam packing material, and computer housings.
Read More →Luckily, there is a new breed of law enforcement officials who are tracking what the NCMEC now calls “Computer Facilitated Crimes Against Children,” and these officers can be found online all over the country, ferreting out pedophiles on their own turf: the chat room.
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