Recent PUM Study Demonstrates The Role of Fabric Colour and Composition in Bloodstain Visualisation Using the Crime-lite ML PRO A study by the Pomeranian Medical…
Wichita Falls Police Department and Wichita County District Attorney’s Office have added a foster+freeman Crime-lite AUTO to their forensic toolkit. Jointly funded by the two agencies, this new acquisition will empower examiners to undertake crime scene analysis more efficiently, speeding up processes and freeing up valuable time.
The Coroner’s Court in the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir has been told that 21 police case evidence bags containing handwritten documents related to the case have now been transferred to the Chemistry Department in Petaling Jaya for further forensic analysis, including sheets of paper containing handwriting, exercise books, workbooks, and notebooks belonging to the late Zara Qairina.
A study by the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), published this year in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, provides an interesting assessment of the effectiveness of alternate light sources in the search for skeletal remains.
In a recent feature from Germany’s MDR Wissen, experienced forensic investigator Michael Ulrich discusses developments in forensic technology over the last 30 years, while demonstrating the capabilities of the Crime-lite AUTO and Crime-lite LASER.
This summer, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands’ (RCE) mobile laboratory – “Lab on the Road” – visited the Netherlands Silver Museum in Schoonhoven, bringing with it extensive expertise and powerful specialist equipment, including the foster+freeman Crime-lite AUTO.
In a recent interview with Canada’s CBC News, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) Director of Forensics and Property Control, Kathryn Rodgers, praised the effectiveness of the Crime-lite AUTO for the identification of substances, including blood, saliva, and gunshot residues.
The ongoing efforts of NSW Police Force to increase their forensic capabilities have been supported by the recent acquisition of a VSC9000, giving the Document Examination Unit access to the most advanced VSC to-date, and vastly enhancing their abilities to interrogate questioned documents.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Lagos are now equipped with a foster+freeman VSC80/FS, following a donation from the British High Commission which highlights the ongoing collaborative efforts of Nigeria and the United Kingdom towards improving investigative capacity and efficiency.
Last month, the Border Guard Training Centre in Kętrzyn, Poland, completed another edition of their specialist document examiner training programme, with participants gaining hands on experience with foster+freeman VSC workstations and deepening their knowledge in the field.
