Tag: Evidence Handling: Page 4

Patrol

Knife Linked to Former O.J. Simpson Property Is Not Connected to Homicide Case

Forensic testing concluded that a knife reportedly found at the former home of O.J. Simpson is not connected to the 1994 homicide case, Los Angeles police confirmed Friday.

April 1, 2016

Technology

WatchGuard Video Introduces Cloud-Based Evidence Sharing Application

WatchGuard Video has announced the release of Cloud-Share, a new application within its evidence management software platform, Evidence Library 4 Web, that allows locally-stored digital evidence to be shared efficiently and securely without the cost of producing evidence DVDs or storing files in the cloud indefinitely.

March 30, 2016

Patrol

Louisiana Sheriff’s Deputies Raid Police Department, Find Money and Drugs Missing

The sheriff said his agency’s undercover drug investigations in the area over the past few years, which have resulted in dozens of arrests, have been hampered by interference from the Grand Isle force.

March 19, 2016

Patrol

Spacesaver to Hold Webinar on Tackling Evidence Management

You can save your spot for the upcoming webinar "Behind an Accreditation: Ideas for Tackling Your Evidence Management" on Tuesday, March 29th hosted by Spacesaver Corporation with guests from the Parker (CO) Police Department.

March 8, 2016

Technology

WatchGuard Video: Evidence in the Ether

WatchGuard Video's Cloud-Share helps agencies find, copy, distribute, and track digital evidence via the cloud while still maintaining the original data in their on-premises servers.

March 8, 2016

Patrol

DNA Labs International Signs Laura Burgess Marketing for Public Relations and Marketing

DNA Labs International, a specialist in forensic casework for law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and government forensic labs, announced today that Laura Burgess Marketing (LBM) will be providing public relations and marketing services to extend the brand across all channels.

February 24, 2016

Technology

Can The Race of a Subject Be Determined from a Fingerprint?

“By studying variation between groups, such as sexes and ancestry groups, on the basis of minutiae, this study provides information that is useful to latent fingerprint examiners,” said Nichole Fournier, lead author of the study.

October 1, 2015

Technology

RapidHit DNA Profile Identifies Dangerous UK Sex Offender While Suspect in Custody

The RapidHit System from Integenx delivered a stunning arrest in the United Kingdom last week. A suspect was arrested for a minor crime and swabbed for a DNA reference sample while in custody. His DNA profile was generated in less than two hours using the RapidHit System and the suspect's profile immediately matched with a DNA profile recovered from a serious sexual assault case. The suspect pleaded guilty while still in custody.

August 24, 2015

Technology

Tens of Thousands of Rape Kits Go Untested Nationwide

The records reveal widespread inconsistency in how police handle rape evidence from agency to agency, and even officer to officer. Some departments test every rape kit. Others send as few as two in 10 to crime labs.

July 17, 2015

Technology

SceneDoc Announces Major Upgrade to Its Mobile Evidence Collection

SceneDoc 3.0 new features include more powerful multimedia/video/audio capabilities, multi-factor authentication for signing in, CJIS-capability, a home screen for quick launching modules, as well as allowing multiple users for one device. The platform’s data synchronization system now automatically syncs with the cloud so command/supervisors can get case updates as it happens.

May 18, 2015

Vehicle Ops

Aeryon HDZoom30 Imaging Payload

Aeryon Labs

Tactical and surveillance teams can keep eyes-on-target from a maximum stand-off distance ensuring safe and covert operations.

April 23, 2015

Technology

Prosecutors Criticize D.C. Crime Lab’s Handling of Some DNA Evidence

D.C. prosecutors have stopped sending DNA evidence to the city’s new state-of-the-art crime lab after they said they discovered errors in the way analysts determined whether a sample can be linked to a suspect or a victim.

March 6, 2015