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Technology

FaceVACS-DBScan

Cognitec

FaceVACS-DBScan compares facial images from different sources to multi-million-image databases and instantly creates a match list of the most similar faces.

Patrol

Eight Virginia Officers Hurt When Suspect Sets Fire

Eight Fairfax County, VA, police officers required medical attention for burns, smoke inhalation, and other injuries because of a fire set by a domestic violence suspect.

Weapons

FBI Going Back to 9mm Ammunition

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is returning to the ammunition caliber it labeled ineffective and blamed for the deaths of two of its agents during a 1986 shootout in Miami — the 9mm jacketed hollow-point luger.

Patrol

Major Drug Tunnel Found on US-Mexico Border in California

Mexican authorities said Thursday they seized about 10 tons of marijuana in an elaborate tunnel with a rail car system that extended well into San Diego and was designed to smuggle drugs into the U.S. from Tijuana.

Technology

San Diego PD Solves Cases Using Carfax Investigative Tools

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) has partnered with Carfax so that SDPD investigators get no-cost, dedicated access to vehicle information from Carfax at www.carfaxforpolice.com that helps them track vehicles of interest, solve crimes faster, and better protect their citizens.

Patrol

Shots Fired: North Liberty, Iowa 03-10-2013

Neighbors peered out of the windows of their trailers hoping she was finally going to leave him. But they quickly learned she wouldn't be allowed to go quietly. She was in her Chevy Cavalier trying to drive off. He was jumping on the hood and raising the devil's own noise.

Patrol

FBI and Justice Department to Crackdown on e-Commerce Counterfeits

The Justice Department and FBI will launch a new collaborative strategy to more closely partner with manufacturers in intellectual property enforcement and prosecution. The FBI will work to ensure that third party e-commerce marketplaces have the right analytical tools and techniques to combat intellectual property concerns on their websites.

Patrol

Case Study: A Body in New Brunswick

It would take seven more years, two first-degree murder trials, two guilty verdicts, and a multitude of appeals before David Tanasichuk was finally convicted of killing his wife. But the tireless efforts of all involved in the investigation eventually led to justice for the victim.

Patrol

Oklahoma Police Arrest Man for 1997 Abduction and Murder of Little Girl

Earlier this year, investigators went back to examine blood found on the windowsill of the girl's room and on her underwear, neither of which had been tested previously. Detectives then went back to collect DNA samples from all involved in the case, the affidavit said.

Technology

Parabon Receives National Geographic Grant for Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Project

Parabon NanoLabs (Parabon) announced today receipt of a grant from the National Geographic Society Expeditions Council to fund a blind evaluation study of the company's Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service.

Patrol

Former Florida Officer Acquitted of On-Duty Rape

A Palm Beach County jury found former Boynton Beach officer Stephen Maiorino, 36, not guilty Tuesday of armed sexual battery, armed kidnapping and unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. If convicted, he had faced up to life in prison.

Technology

Can The Race of a Subject Be Determined from a Fingerprint?

“By studying variation between groups, such as sexes and ancestry groups, on the basis of minutiae, this study provides information that is useful to latent fingerprint examiners,” said Nichole Fournier, lead author of the study.

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