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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2016

Apple's Phone Encryption Hampers Law Enforcement Investigations Nationwide

Police in California and other states have complained for many months that data encryption creates a major investigative hurdle in the hunt for killers, human traffickers, child pornographers and other offenders. Some fear criminals are intentionally using devices that run on newer operating systems because they know police can’t access them, despite having search warrants signed by judges

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2016

Parabon Announces Snapshot Facial Reconstruction Service

Parabon NanoLabs' new Snapshot Facial Reconstruction Service produces accurate antemortem composite images of deceased persons from skeletonized remains. The service combines two complementary methods of estimating appearance from skeletal evidence: DNA phenotyping and forensic facial reconstruction.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2016

DNA Labs International Signs Laura Burgess Marketing for Public Relations and Marketing

DNA Labs International, a specialist in forensic casework for law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and government forensic labs, announced today that Laura Burgess Marketing (LBM) will be providing public relations and marketing services to extend the brand across all channels.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2016

Video: Golden Retriever Joins Arizona DPS to Find Hidden Data, Help Distressed Employees

DPS says Fallon will help provide calm and comfort to distressed detectives at the Arizona Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center. The 2-year-old dog has a number of special skills, including the ability to sniff out "digital evidence."

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2016

Golden Retriever Joins Arizona DPS to Find Hidden Data, Help Distressed Employees

DPS says Fallon will help provide calm and comfort to distressed detectives at the Arizona Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center. The 2-year-old dog has a number of special skills, including the ability to sniff out "digital evidence." More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2016

Pennsylvania Detective Investigating Woman's Death Is Shot; Man Captured After Standoff

The case of a woman found dead Sunday in an east Allentown, PA, recycling bin took on a new level of mystery Tuesday night when a city detective investigating her shooting was himself shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2016

FLEOA Blasts Apple's Refusal to Cooperate With FBI

Following Apple Inc.'s refusal of a duly issued federal court order to assist the FBI in the procurement of data from the phones of the terrorist attackers in the San Bernardino, CA, shooting, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association National President Nathan Catura issued the following statement.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2016

Historical LPR Data Used by Missouri Department to Locate Homicide Suspect

Vigilant Solutions' license plate recognition (LPR) cameras and commercial LPR data are being used by Lee's Summit (MO) Police Department to improve safety for its residents, including the recent location and arrest of a homicide suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2016

Here's Why the FBI Forcing Apple to Break Into an iPhone Is a Big Deal

When U.S. Magistrate Sheri Pym ruled that Apple must help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to one of the killers in the San Bernardino, CA, shootings, the tech world shuddered. Apple's CEO doesn't want to create a "backdoor" to let the FBI in.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 17, 2016

License Plate Reader and Historical LPR Data Used in Homicide Investigation

An agency used its Vigilant Solutions mobile license plate reader (LPR) to develop a lead in a difficult homicide case. The agency then used Vigilant's historical and commercially available LPR data to locate the suspect vehicle.

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