Friday’s Heroes: Remembering The Fallen
Officer John Pawlowski, 25
Philadelphia Police Department
On February 13, 2009, Officer Pawlowski was shot and killed by an armed suspect. The officer had been attempting to quell a dispute between a cab driver and…
Bullet ID: Comparing Apples to Apples
Matching a bullet to a particular firearm used to be a painstaking process. Well, that's no longer true with software such as Forensic Technology's IBIS BrassTrax. Now analysts have the capability to examine bullets using both 2D and…
Local Law Enforcement v. FBI: They’re Not the Same
There's a question that always comes up during my workshops and seminars. I get the question in emails. I see it in online discussion groups. Well, it reared its head again this week in another online loop. The question is - "When…