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Tag: Investigations: Page 23
Technology
Analyzing DNA Blueprints
Parabon NanoLabs' Snapshot does much more than reveal an unknown subject's hair color and eye color. It can also be used to determine a subject's ancestry in detail.
February 27, 2015
Technology
DNA Technology Cracks 1981 Cold Case in Minnesota
Law enforcement officials are still not sure how the body of 17-year-old Carolyn Lee Andrew ended up in a shallow grave in Duluth's Twin Ponds in 1981. But thanks to DNA technology, nearly 34 years later, authorities believe they've finally determined the identity of her killer.
February 3, 2015
Patrol
Missing 4-Year-old Boy
It's 03:50 in the morning when dispatch advises you to respond to a remotely located residence in reference to a missing 4-year-old boy. The mother had gotten up to go to the bathroom and noticed her son was not in his room and the front door was unlocked and open. She immediately called the police.
January 30, 2015
Technology
FBI Updates DNA Quality Assurance Standards to Now Include Rapid DNA Analysis
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has updated its DNA databasing standards to include an Addendum to the Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories performing Rapid DNA analysis and Modified Rapid DNA Analysis Using a Rapid DNA Instrument.
January 16, 2015
Technology
Faro Launches Innovative, User-Friendly Handheld 3D Laser Scanner
Faro Technologies, Inc., known for its 3D measurement, imaging, and realization technology, announces the release of the new Faro Freestyle3D Handheld Laser Scanner, an intuitive device for use in law enforcement.
January 7, 2015
Technology
Judge OKs Fake Social Media Profiles for Police Investigations
A federal judge has ruled that law enforcement can create fake social network profiles in order to search through a suspect's account.
December 29, 2014
Patrol
Missouri State Highway Patrol Rural Crimes Investigative Unit Wins Award
An innovative, highly-coordinated approach to stem rural crime throughout the state of Missouri has earned the Missouri State Highway Patrol Rural Crimes Investigative Unit (RCIU) the 2014 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/Thomson Reuters Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation.
November 12, 2014
Training
Investigating Self-Defense Homicides
Contemporary laws pertaining to self-defense such as "Stand Your Ground" and the "Castle Doctrine" represent significant changes to the civil rights of Americans when it comes to defending themselves and others with deadly force. As a result, we have seen extraordinary changes in our criminal justice system. However, such laws are not without their controversy.
November 7, 2014
Technology
Smartphone Case Management App
For any incident you likely use different methods to record interviews, take notes, transcribe them, write reports, take pictures and video, and then upload everything to your agency's server.Â
QueTel's
Mobile Traq lets you do all this via an app on the smartphone you already use.
October 29, 2014
Training
Inside the Mind of a Cold Case Detective
The first thing a good investigator, especially a cold case investigator, needs to know is that you can't base your conclusions on past experiences because those experiences are not foolproof. The only way to solve a decades-old murder is through hard work.
October 21, 2014
Technology
CrimePad
Visionations
CrimePad: The Future of Criminal Investigations. IACP Booth #1069
October 16, 2014
Technology
Homicide Suspect Located Using Vigilant Solutions Historical LPR Data
Vigilant Solutions announced today that the Sacramento (Calif.) Police Department used its historical license plate reader (LPR) data, available exclusively to law enforcement through Vigilant's LEARN online analytic suite, to locate and apprehend a suspect in a homicide.
October 16, 2014
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