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Cell phones can provide investigators with a call history, text messages. and contact lists. They can also provide us with other valuable data that's sometimes overlooked.
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The Android phones, which cannot make or receive calls, enable officers on foot patrol to look up a person's criminal history and verify their identification by quickly gaining access to computerized arrest files, police photographs, and state DMV databases.
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Pelican Products has introduced the Vault and Protector rugged iPhone 5 cases in its Pelican ProGear line, the company announced.
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For officers who aren't issued patrol vehicles equipped with GPS for positioning and call routing, Google Maps offers a very useful alternative. GPS will always be the best choice, but it's more costly, making Google Maps a tool that's within easy reach.
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Check out our sampling of 10 mobile apps for smartphones and tablets that will ease your patrol workflow. For full write-ups on each app, read our feature, "10 Great LE Mobile Apps." Screenshots courtesy of vendors.
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It's difficult to find a police officer—or a person, for that matter—who doesn't use a smartphone or tablet today. While these ubiquitous devices can be used to communicate, watch movies, and play games, they have also become serious work tools that many officers depend on.
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I tested a police blue LifeProof case on my iPhone 4S for a month for this review. And I tortured the thing. It's klutz proof and I believe it's also cop proof.
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Blueline Sensors' new modular protective case for the iPhone 5 has mounting rails for attaching tactical tools including extended-reach search poles, quick change lenses, and the company's own line of SWAT and critical incident tactical microphones.
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The University of North Carolina has developed an investigative mobile app for officers in that state called ASSET (Arrest, Search, and Seizure Electronic Tool), the university announced.
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The First Responder Support Tools (FiRST) app for iOS, Android, and Windows can assist you with HazMat spill evacuation and IED standoff distances.
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