If you came to this blog by way of Twitter or Facebook, you know that for several months I’ve been using the Scoop.It bookmarking service to aggregate news items about how police are using high tech. One reason I like it: its magazine-style format is nicely laid out, easy to read and easy to digest….
Category Archives: High Tech Crime
Why and how to add mapping to your cell phone evidence
In May, Law Enforcement Technology published an article, “Mapping Human Behavior,” which used a high-profile California homicide case to show the pivotal role which cell phone evidence played. Wireless expert Jim Cook, quoted in the article, will be presenting at the HTCIA International Training Conference & Expo in September. To promote his lecture via their…
Creating partners in public safety
A couple of articles caught my eye last week. First, there was Good Old Bill’s wistful story of a spontaneous decision to engage in some community policing: People see that little of us these days, other than in a quick fleeting visit or by passing them whilst preoccupied whilst on foot – or more likely…
Danger! Zombies ahead… and other security issues
Web-based traffic signs seem like the perfect solution for agencies that have speed enforcement problems. With the ability to change the sign’s message online — as well as receive alerts and data from the sign — no longer do supervisors need to send precious units to the signs to perform these functions manually. But in…
5 free resources for high tech crimes investigators
Last week I wrote about the need to become better informed on high tech crimes, the better to help victims of identity theft, cyberstalking, and other complex crimes. Fortunately, free resources exist. TLO Designed for agencies that can’t afford a subscription to Lexis-Nexis’ Accurint or ChoicePoint, TLO is rapidly becoming a strong competitor for both…
What does high tech crime preparedness mean to you?
When someone calls or emails your agency to make a report about a high tech crime… what do you do? Some reports, like child pornography, are easy. Internet Crimes Against Children task forces exist in every state — some states have multiple task forces — and even if your agency isn’t affiliated, there’s always the…