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A Utica (N.Y.) Police officer has come under scrutiny from the NAACP, after a dash-cam video snippet of a traffic stop appeared online. A local official has accused the officer of planting evidence.
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Mercier, of Industry, Maine, was charged with murder on Sept. 28 in the July 5, 1980, death of Rita St. Peter and pleaded not guilty.
Read More →In 2010, the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division Laboratory received evidence from 19,000 criminal cases to process in the forensic fields of biology, toxicology, trace evidence, latent print/impressions, drug analysis, and firearms/tool marks.
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Warrantless entries are limited to those authorized by consent, probation or parole search conditions, or "exigent circumstances" involving some sort of emergency requiring immediate action. One category of exigency that may justify warrantless entry is the need to prevent the imminent destruction of evidence.
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In addition to his patrol duties, Officer Mark Michaud heads up his agency's dive team, which finds and retrieves stolen vehicles and other evidence. He also trains and assists other agencies in water survival and rescues.
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These seven companies provide the tools that ease the burden of evidence collection at crime scenes.
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down Monday gives law enforcement officers the right to forcibly enter a residence if they suspect evidence is being destroyed after they have announced their presence.
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The MVX1000 provides an in-vehicle evidence capture system that allows officers to integrate captured video into a database for easier search and sharing with prosecutors and other agencies. The MVX1000 digital video recorder (DVR) arrives with a compact footprint and 802.11n wireless LAN capability.
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The advent of DNA analysis has revolutionized criminal investigations, and new techniques continue to improve the ways in which it can be used.
Read More →The department still needs to test and process the kits, which should be done by the stated goal of June 2011.
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