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BriteBeam Forensic Laser Tool

Laser Light Solutions

Laser Light Solutions' BriteBeam 8708G4 dual wavelength forensic system is a versatile, high power, lightweight laser tool. The system provides an 8-watt (445nm) blue laser and 4-watt (532nm) green laser.

Blue Light LED Forensic Inspection Kit

Spectronics Corp.

Spectronics Corp.'s OFK-450A Blue Light LED Forensic Inspection Kit comes with a rechargeable Optimax 450 LED flashlight for crime-scene investigation, field evidence gathering, and laboratory work.

Video: How Mexican Police Captured Cartel Kingpin

Guzmán, alleged head of the Sinaloa cartel, was arrested in a hotel in Mazatlan, Mexico, bringing a likely end to one of the most storied drug trafficking careers in recent history.

FINDAR

Sensors & Software - GPR

FINDAR enables police to quickly locate metallic and non-metallic buried evidence for further investigation. Officers are able to find weapons, caches of drugs or money, clandestine graves, hidden bunkers, or soil disturbances.

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L.A. Police Panel Revises Officer Shooting Reviews

With its vote, the commission made clear it can find that a shooting or other serious incident violated department policy if the officer's actions beforehand created a situation in which deadly force was necessary. Until now, the commission has generally focused on the narrow question of whether an officer faced a deadly threat at the moment he opened fire.

FBI, Italian Police Break Up Mafia Drug Operation

Twenty-four arrests were made in Italy and the United States following a two-year operation that relied both on wiretaps and on an American undercover agent named by investigators as “Jimmy,” who infiltrated the Gambinos and fooled Italians into believing he was a heroin dealer.

Speeding Up DNA Analysis

New rapid DNA profiling technologies are emerging to help address agencies' challenges. One system, for example, automates DNA profiling from a simple cheek swab, generating results in about 90 minutes.

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Ocean Systems Announces New DVR and Video Recovery Training

Law enforcement students in Ocean Systems' new three-day course will perform evidentiary video recovery from multiple different DVRs using various methods and techniques, to include exporting the native files, copying of the original recorded files, video capture, network connectivity, and acquisition and exporting.

UCLA Police Clear Officers of Excessive Force

The UCLA Police Department has cleared two officers accused by an African American judge of using excessive force after stopping him for not wearing a seat belt.

2,600 Fla. Drug Cases Threatened by Evidence Theft

The fate of thousands of Florida criminal cases are uncertain after Saturday's stunning revelation that a law-enforcement chemist allegedly stole pain pills for years from an evidence room in the Panhandle.

U.S. Charges Bitcoin Exchangers Linked to Silk Road Drug Bazaar

Federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges on Monday against a pair of individuals who they say sold Bitcoins that were later used to buy and sell drugs on Silk Road, signaling a desire by law enforcement to target those who use crypto currencies to facilitate shady activities.

New Iowa Law to Require DNA Samples from Misdemeanants

Beginning July 1, offenders convicted of most aggravated misdemeanors in Iowa's courts will be required to submit a DNA sample. Current law requires felony convicts as well as sexually violent predators and sex offenders to submit DNA samples.

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