Tag: Crime Scene Investigations: Page 7

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Chemical Suicides
When called to suicide scenes, emergency personnel don't always know what they're up against. With some 90 percent of chemical suicides posting warnings on the windows of the cars and rooms in which they kill themselves, one would hope that officers and firefighters would think twice before opening doors and breaching windows.
April 17, 2011
Photo: Vince Taroc.
Patrol
A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words…And Maybe Some Punitive Time Off
Even if one could somehow rationalize his way around such ghoulish behavior, it carries with it too many risks. And one day, regardless of whether or not such pictures fall into the wrong hands or cause yourself any other grief, you may well regret taking them.
January 23, 2011
Technology
Focus3D Laser Scanner
FARO Technologies
FARO Technologies' new Laser Scanner Focus3D uses laser technology to produce incredibly detailed three-dimensional images for accurate measurement and documentation of crime scenes and accident sites in only a few minutes.
December 21, 2010
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Patrol
Scene Containment Kit
SiteBloc
SiteBloc provides for a quick and easy establishment of a six-foot-tall by 36-foot-long privacy barrier that is adjustable in 12-foot sections. SiteBloc can help ease traffic congestion at accident sites and preserve the integrity and privacy at crime scenes.
October 30, 2010
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Weapons
Sam Houston State Professor to Study National Ballistics Database
A Sam Houston State University criminal justice professor received a grant from the National Institute of Justice to study the use and effectiveness of a national ballistics evidence database.
September 21, 2010
William King, Sam Houston State University associate professor, studying evidence from the NIBIN ballistics database. Photo courtesy of Harriet Brewster/SHSU.
Women in Law Enforcement
Bringing Sunshine To Dark Souls
Even though it's painful to go to a scene where personal tragedy from our past is brought front and center, it's actually what makes being an officer, especially a female officer, so worthwhile.
August 17, 2010
A scene from 'Sunshine Cleaners,' a 2008 movie following two sisters who start a crime-scene clean-up business.
Technology
Philly PD Brass Work to Keep Officers' Unauthorized Crime Scene Photos From Web
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey condemned the taking of personal photos at crime scenes, calling it unprofessional and immature.
May 31, 2010
Weapons
Firearms Forensics
I realized that even without the murder weapon, the prosecution still had an immense amount of significant ballistic physical evidence linking Abeyta to the murder. And thanks to good forensic work and the invaluable NIBIN database that tracks images of ballistics evidence, it was enough to convict him.
February 10, 2010
Evidence from the bullet casings found at a 2006 murder crime scene in boulder, Colo., were instrumental in convicting the killer.
Technology
Texas Agency Deploys Leica 3-D Laser Scanner for Crime Scene Investigation
Citing its ability to enhance criminal prosecutions while reducing investigation time, Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz introduced his agency's new Leica Geosystems ScanStation C10.
February 8, 2010
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Patrol
Crime Scenes: To Preserve and Protect
Preserving a crime scene sometimes means wrestling a grieving man to the ground so he can't disturb the DNA evidence on his murdered wife.
January 31, 2010
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Technology
Law Enforcement Software 2009
Read about this year's innovative computer software that makes your job easier.
November 29, 2009
Abalone LLC
Patrol
It's Your Crime Scene; Protect It
Often, this last line of defense is made with little more than some flimsy yellow tape separating your victim from his friends, family, and grandstanding looky-loos trying to make a name for themselves.
November 25, 2009
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