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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2018

Thomson Reuters Foundation Launches Resource to Tackle Human Trafficking

The Thomson Reuters Foundation has launched a powerful new Toolkit designed to help financial institutions fight human trafficking using data. The Toolkit is the product of the United States Banks Alliance, a multi-stakeholder working group convened in 2017 by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2018

Report: Police Increasingly Ask Tech Firms for Help in Investigations

A new report released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found that "local, state, and federal law enforcement made more than 130,000 requests last year for digital evidence from six top technology companies."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

Chicago Investigator Says Bosses Ordered Him to Lie about OIS Probes

Kelvin Lett—a former police misconduct investigator for the Chicago Police Department—claimed in a lawsuit filed Sunday that he was fired "after he refused to give false testimony to make a shooting by an officer seem like it was not justified."

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Articlesby David GriffithJuly 13, 2018

New Challenges in Cyber Forensics

Today's digital investigator must learn how to extract evidence from drones, encrypted portable devices, cryptocurrency trades, and a growing range of appliances and products defined as the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieJuly 6, 2018

What Does the FBI’s Latest Study on Active Shooters Really Mean?

In late June, the FBI released what it called Phase Two of the agency’s ongoing examination of active killer events that took place between 2000 and 2013. The recent report revealed very little that law enforcement professionals didn’t already know.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 6, 2018

Chicago Police Investigating 'Rogue' Radio Transmissions

Office of Emergency Management and Communications Spokesperson Melissa Stratton said that the "rogue radio transmission" occurred on Wednesday evening.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2018

FBI, SEC, FTC Join Inquiry Into Facebook, Cambridge Analytica

Investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission have joined the Department of Justice in an inquiry into Facebook’s sharing with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica data about millions of Americans.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 29, 2018

IPVideo Corp Selected by Illinois Agency to Upgrade Interview Recording System

AVfusion replaced the current analog DVR system and 10 Axis IP cameras were installed – 2 per interview room along with audio ceiling microphones that were there to improve the audio quality. In addition, the department was able to save on costs by using one amplifier for both cameras in each interview room, IPVideo says.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 29, 2018

Maryland Gunman Charged with 5 Counts of Murder

The 38-year-old suspected shooter had a history with the paper, filing a defamation suit against it in 2012.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 28, 2018

Slain Maine LEO was on Ground when Fatally Shot

Somerset County (ME) Sheriff’s Corporal Eugene Cole was on the ground when John Williams allegedly shot and killed him on April 25.

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