Tag: Investigations: Page 14

Technology

Balancing Privacy Rights and Facial Recognition Technology for Police

Disruptive technologies present challenges for everyone — police administrators included. But such technologies also carry significant benefits not only for police, but for the citizens they are sworn to protect.

June 21, 2018

Technology

Apple Closes Security Loophole, Frustrating Police Investigations

Apple — maker of the iPhone — will change certain security settings and operating system code to once again block law enforcement from gaining access to information on seized phones.

June 15, 2018

Patrol

IG Report on Clinton Email Probe Calls Comey 'Insubordinate'

In a highly anticipated report on the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz called former director James Comey’s actions in the case “insubordinate.”

June 14, 2018

Patrol

How To Handle Lawyers and Miranda Warnings

POLICE

Are Miranda warnings necessary during a lawyer's presence?

June 1, 2018

Technology

Law Enforcement Pushes for More Access to Social Media Data

In the wake of recent school shootings in Florida and Texas in which the suspected gunmen posted clues to their intentions on social media, authorities have raised the question of collecting information from content shared online.

May 31, 2018

Technology

New Tool Predicts Eye, Hair, and Skin Color From DNA Sample

The HIrisPlex-S DNA test system is capable of simultaneously predicting eye, hair, and skin color phenotypes from DNA. Users, such as law enforcement officials or anthropologists, can enter relevant data using a laboratory DNA analysis tool, and the webtool will predict the pigment profile of the DNA donor.

May 21, 2018

Patrol

Arizona Police Find Murder Suspect Using Familial DNA

Scottsdale, AZ, police arrested 42-year-old Ian L. Mitcham for the February 2015 murder of Scottsdale resident Allison Feldman. A familial DNA search ultimately led to his arrest Tuesday.

April 11, 2018

Technology

SAS Introduces SAS Intelligence and Investigation Management to Crack Complex Cases

Powered by SAS Visual Investigator, SAS Intelligence and Investigation Management is designed to help agencies integrate more information to uncover sophisticated criminal activity, make connections in real time, and enhance collaboration in investigations.

April 9, 2018

Patrol

Last Suit Accusing NYPD of Spying on Muslims Is Settled

The last of three major lawsuits over the surveillance of Muslims by the New York Police Department was settled on Thursday, ending years of litigation over a broad, decade-long spying program.

April 5, 2018

Patrol

Baltimore Police Commissioner to Name Panel to Investigate Detective's Death

Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa said Wednesday he is close to signing an agreement with a six-member panel — including two former Baltimore police detectives — to investigate the unsolved death last year of Det. Sean Suiter.

April 5, 2018

Patrol

Video: AZ Suspect Linked to 9 Murders in 3 Weeks, Police Say

After he was arrested, police kept "digging," Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said today, and discovered seven other fatal shootings in the area they say are connected to Cooksey.

January 18, 2018

Patrol

AZ Suspect Linked to 9 Murders in 3 Weeks, Police Say

After a double homicide suspect was arrested, police kept "digging," Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said today, and discovered seven other fatal shootings in the area they say are connected to him. More Here.

January 18, 2018