General Investigations

On the Spot Detection

Understanding the value—and limitations—of presumptive testing.

Posted Monday, May 20, 2013

Body Found Potential Colorado Mom who Ran Escort Service

Authorities are waiting for DNA tests to confirm that skeletal remains found in western Colorado are those of a missing mother who ran an escort service.

Posted Thursday, March 8, 2012

Family of Marine Shot by Orange County (Calif.) Deputy Files Claim

The filing is the first step toward a lawsuit against the deputy, his department and the county.

Posted Thursday, March 8, 2012

Cold Case Homicides

New protocols and technical developments for solving cases.

Posted Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Gangster Mail

By keeping yourself alert, you too can discover, and perhaps read, gangster ciphers & codes. These are a boon to intelligence.

Posted Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Product Spotlight: Investigations & Forensics

Technology to help you uncover the truth.

Posted Monday, April 18, 2011

Justice Served?

Mistakes are made in all walks of life. For law enforcement, mistakes can have tragic, permanent consequences that we must train to prevent.

Posted Monday, November 8, 2010

How about the thought of a detective fingerprinting a murder victim on scene and learning his identity instantaneously? Or an officer in Arkansas finding a missing person hours after an Oklahoma department posted the report—does it sound too good to be true?

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010

The Seachers

Search warrants must be handled with careful diligence to be effective

Posted Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Ex-Chicago Cop Convicted of Lying About Torture

A decorated former Chicago police lieutenant accused of suffocating, shocking and beating confessions out of scores of suspects was convicted Monday of federal perjury and obstruction of justice charges for lying about torture.

Posted Tuesday, June 29, 2010