A search warrant is a legal document granted by a judge or magistrate, authorizing law enforcement officials to enter and search a place, person, or vehicle to seize evidence of illegal activity. A search warrant helps to ensure that an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights are not violated.
Discover tips for writing a strong search warrant and technology tools that can help…
The L-Tron team will attend the 107th Annual International Association for Identification (IAI) Conference in the Washington, D.C. region from August 20-22, 2023. The L-Tron team will showcase its cutting-edge OSCR360 system for crime scene investigation and prosecution at booth #242.
The L-Tron team has returned from a successful visit to the Texas Division of the International Association for Identification’s (IAI) Conference. The event took place from June 7-8, 2023 at the Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake. L-Tron’s John Dobies and Julianne Pangal attended the Texas IAI conference alongside dozens of law enforcement officers, crime scene investigators, and detectives from around the country.
See how OSCR360 aided in a 38-year cold case investigation, indictment and arrest.
Discover more on how the system can assist investigators in organizing, presenting and solving cold cases.
Captain Kraft of the Ward County Sheriff’s Office has found OSCR360 to be an invaluable resource. As a supervisor, Kraft isn’t always able to make it out to crime scenes in person. Anytime there is a suspicious death or other scene that needs quick overall images, his investigators photograph the scene using OSCR360 and present the case to Captain Kraft back at the office. They have also integrated their close-up photos from criminal cases into the OSCR360 software.
When you are processing a crime scene, it’s important to document how the scene was originally found. While overall photographs, crime scene video and spherical photography can all accomplish this, there are pros and cons to each. At the end of the day, you as an investigator or crime scene technician must have an all-encompassing visual depiction of the scene, and you must be able to speak to where pieces of evidence were discovered.
What’s in your crime scene kit? Here are a few suggestions from a retired crime scene investigator to ensure you are always prepared…
As the L-Tron team was wrapping up a demonstration at a western NY Sheriff’s office, their Crime Scene Unit was called out to a burglary scene at a local home. We offered the use of OSCR360 to document the scene.
Each crime scene technician at this department has an OSCR capture kit readily available to accompany them on EVERY scene. Learn the additional benefits of outfitting each crime scene tech’s van with OSCR360.
There’s a certain “Zen” in what ways a crime scene is documented. Thinking behind documentation – “finding mindful awareness of the present” – is as important as methods used. An investigator can have all the current tech available to document a crime, but if they aren’t “in the moment,” their case can fall apart.