FBI Agents Compel Suspect to Unlock iPhone with Biometric Locking System
FBI agents recently forced a man to unlock his iPhone using the device's built-in facial biometric unlocking system—Face ID—according to Forbes.
FBI agents recently forced a man to unlock his iPhone using the device's built-in facial biometric unlocking system—Face ID—according to Forbes.
Federal agents obtained a warrant to search 28-year-old Grant Michalski's house as part of an ongoing child-abuse investigation, Forbes reported.
The FBI forced Michalski's face in front of his iPhone X in order to use his facial biometrics to unlock the device. Investigators then discovered evidence in his chat history—and photos in his possession—of child pornography.
More Investigations
The Vanishing Window: A Missing Person Report Is Not an Investigation
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.
Read More →
908 Devices Acquires NIRLAB AG, Expanding Its Narcotics Detection Portfolio
908 Devices has acquired NIRLAB AG, which delivers AI-powered, cloud-connected near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to perform handheld chemical analysis of narcotics in seconds.
Read More →
Veritone Launches New AI-Powered Assess Tool to Accelerate Public Sector Investigations, Audits & Compliance
Veritone has launched Veritone Assess, which helps public sector organizations uncover hidden discrepancies, policy violations, evidentiary gaps, and investigative leads across vast volumes of complex data.
Read More →
Fugitive Wanted in 1988 $1.3 Million Vault Heist Identified by FBI Laboratory
The FBI Laboratory Latent Prints Unit positively identified a man, who died in December, as the suspect wanted in the theft of $1.3 million in cash from an armored car service in 1988. He had previously been featured on Unsolved Mysteries and America’s Most Wanted.
Read More →
Suspect Arrested in Charlie Kirk Assassination
Authorities arrested a 22-year-old Utah man for the killing of Charlie Kirk just 33 hours after the assassination in what FBI Director Kash Patel called a historic time period. “This is what happens when you let good cops be cops,” Patel said.
Read More →
More Than 7,000 Tips Provided to Kirk Assassination Investigation
More than 7,000 tips were provided to the investigation by the day after the assassination of Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus on Wednesday. The FBI has not received that much help from the public since the Boston Marathon bombings.
Read More →
Idaho AG Will Not Pursue Charges Against 4 Officers Who Fatally Shot Nonverbal Autistic Teen Armed with a Knife
The Idaho Office of the Attorney General has concluded its investigation into the fatal officer-involved shooting that killed a 17-year-old teen who was armed with a knife. Officers did not know the teen suffered from developmental delays, autism, and other conditions.
Read More →
The Role of Forensics in Disaster Victim Identification
Heidi Sievers, of Columbia Southern University, explains disaster victim identification and how scientific work bridges critical gaps when visual recognition, one of the least reliable methods of identification, is rendered impossible by the conditions of the disaster.
Read More →
Crimes Against Children Detective Named June 2025 Officer of the Month by NLEOMF
The case began in March and culminated with multiple search warrants and arrests on June 10, 2025. This case ran between Virginia and New York with multiple victims throughout the United States.
Read More →
2 Officers Injured in Attack at Texas Border Patrol Station
A McAllen Police officer was shot in the leg during the attack. A Border Patrol officer and a non-sworn employee were injured, according to a Department of Homeland Security.
Read More →