If wearables become essential equipment for a broader swath of the population, it stands to reason that law enforcement officers and digital forensic analysts will start finding wearables as they investigate crimes.
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Rapid detection strips fall into the broader category of “drug checking,” which uses simple identification methods to tell drug users exactly what is in the drugs they plan to take.
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The Yavapai County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday the previously unidentified little girl whose burned remains were found over 60 years ago in the Arizona desert was 4-year-old Sharon Lee Gallegos of New Mexico.
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At the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Sussex County Medical Examiner and a New Jersey State Police Anthropologist performed an examination and collected relevant evidence.
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Hearts Alive Village has entered into a contract with Clark County to provide forensics veterinary medicine and care for animals who are suspected victims of abuse and neglect, the first non-profit to do so.
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In Washington state, many counties have supplemented their revenues through fines, such as traffic citations and court processing fees. Those counties have increased the rate at which they sentence women to jail.
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The woman whose DNA from a sexual assault kit was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime six years later plans to sue the city. Three days earlier, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and California State Senator Scott Wiener announced legislation to ensure this invasion of privacy never occurs again.
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After 20 years, homicide victim Richard Wayne Guarro has been identified and an investigation into his death is in progress.
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It was difficult to identify Bentivegna at the time because her feet, hands and head were removed from her body.
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A recent investigation revealed a backlog of more than 20,000 digital devices waiting to be examined by forces across England and Wales. Nottinghamshire Police, however, have just 31 phones, tablets and computers waiting to be examined.
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