http://www.theforensicexaminer.com/ The Forensic Examiner RSS Feed en-us Copyright 2010 The Forensic Examiner http://news.softpedia.com/news/iPhone-Jailbreaking-Lure-Used-to-Push-Malware-149613.shtml http://news.softpedia.com/news/iPhone-Jailbreaking-Lure-Used-to-Push-Malware-149613.shtml Security researchers warn that cyber criminals are exploiting the news that jailbroking iPhones is now legal in the United States. Rogue spam emails are trying to pass an information stealing trojan as an iPhone unlocking software. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:33 -0500 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9H818N00.htm http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9H818N00.htm Slovenian police have confirmed that they have detained a computer hacker believed responsible for creating the virus that infected 12 million computers worldwide. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:48:33 -0500 http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Police+caseloads+rise+crime+rates+waning+Canada+StatsCan/3333897/story.html http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Police+caseloads+rise+crime+rates+waning+Canada+StatsCan/3333897/story.html Statistically speaking, Canadians are less likely to be victims of crime than they were in 1999 — and if they do fall victim to a crime, the police are more likely to lay charges. Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Police+caseloads+rise+crime+rates+waning+Canada+StatsCan/3333897/story.html#ixzz0v4xRl3c9 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:47:31 -0500 http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/64266 http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/64266 Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Friendster and other social networking sites ripe for cyber crimals Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:46:38 -0500 http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/99541839.html http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/99541839.html Reported crime in Milwaukee through the first half of this year is down 19% when compared with the same time period in 2007, according to statistics released Thursday by the city's Police Department. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:35:00 -0500 http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=105586&catid=189 http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=105586&catid=189 UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (WUSA) -- Prosecutors in Prince George's County asked a judge Wednesday to allow them to try the 14-year-old boy accused of raping and murdering a teacher at the Cheltenham Youth Facility February 18th as an adult. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:29:58 -0500 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/196142.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/196142.php The BMA in Wales has expressed alarm about the patchy provision of fully trained sexual offence examiners across the UK which contributes to a reduction in rape conviction rates. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:28:06 -0500 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7128807.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7128807.html A Houston man is expected to be freed this week after serving more than 27 years in prison — the longest time behind bars of any Texan who has been exonerated - for a rape prosecutors now say he did not commit. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:25:31 -0500 http://www.kvue.com/news/FBI-agents-learn-fingerprint-recovery-skills-in-San-Marcos-99503214.html http://www.kvue.com/news/FBI-agents-learn-fingerprint-recovery-skills-in-San-Marcos-99503214.html FBI agents from around the country learned cutting edge fingerprinting skills at Texas State University in San Marcos. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:23:36 -0500 http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0710/759457.html http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0710/759457.html Hummelstown, Pa. - Was a newborn baby killed years ago and buried in Hummelstown? On Wednesday, investigators dug up a back yard behind several apartments in search of clues. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:22:56 -0500 http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/28/france.dead.babies/?hpt=Sbin#fbid=HxxYcw5OZM_ http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/28/france.dead.babies/?hpt=Sbin#fbid=HxxYcw5OZM_ Paris, France (CNN) -- A woman has been charged over the discovery of the bodies of eight newborn babies at two locations in northern France, the French Interior Ministry said Thursday. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:19:49 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=7576376 http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=7576376 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Authorities say the popularity of social networking sites is making children more vulnerable than ever, as "tweens" and teens go online and share information they normally wouldn't give to strangers. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:10:04 -0500 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/why-even-prison-cant-stop-mexicos-brutal-drug-lords-2036202.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/why-even-prison-cant-stop-mexicos-brutal-drug-lords-2036202.html The gang had the perfect alibi when their rivals were gunned down – they were in jail. But they weren't – the guards had let them out, and even lent them their guns Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:09:48 -0500 http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x1037668791/Man-on-trial-for-bilking-thousands-from-94-year-old http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x1037668791/Man-on-trial-for-bilking-thousands-from-94-year-old EBENSBURG — A 94-year-old Westmont woman testified in county court Monday that a man she trusted like a son had her write out checks directly to him rather than to home suppliers or stores so that he could get a contractor’s discount. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:09:31 -0500 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/26/DD541EI8GT.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/26/DD541EI8GT.DTL Nina Sharanova Reiser disappeared from her life in Oakland on Sept. 3, 2006, leaving behind her 6-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter. Her estranged husband, Hans Reiser, insisted that Nina left of her own accord while trying to throw suspicion on him as a murderer. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/26/DD541EI8GT.DTL#ixzz0utZnrTGL Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:04:38 -0500 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/7912527/Wikileaks-and-Afghanistan-why-the-blogospheres-obsession-with-leaks-is-life-threatening.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/7912527/Wikileaks-and-Afghanistan-why-the-blogospheres-obsession-with-leaks-is-life-threatening.html The internet's gleeful insistence on publishing sensitive data will end up killing people, says Milo Yiannopoulos. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:03:15 -0500 http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=348&NewsID=983982&CategoryID=20365&on=1 http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=348&NewsID=983982&CategoryID=20365&on=1 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Lt. Jeff Weible and his staff are fond of secrecy. Their job requires intense secrecy and special skills, mostly with computers, sometimes with acting, always with the pursuit of sex criminals in mind. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:02:51 -0500 http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=12870677 http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=12870677 One of the best home security systems requires no monthly contracts or electrical wiring and may go unnoticed by crooks. Thanks to innovative new research, cat fur is helping to identify and convict miscreants, from robbers to murderers. As a result, your purring lap kitty could one day save your belongings -- and maybe even your life. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:01:06 -0500 http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=182792 http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=182792 Forensic experts, IDF Rabbinate reps prepare to depart crash site to identify 7 bodies; IDF informs families of announcement; chopper apparently burst into flames after hitting mountain. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:00:47 -0500 http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/infrastructure/2010/07/26/bt-takes-forensic-approach-to-copper-theft-40089641/ http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/infrastructure/2010/07/26/bt-takes-forensic-approach-to-copper-theft-40089641/ BT Openreach has introduced a new forensic technology to tag cable thieves and save on the "millions" it said it loses each year due to copper theft. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:00:22 -0500 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/7120925.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/7120925.html Mexico grows numb to killings, gang butchery Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:59:50 -0500 http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2010/07/23/news/local/496748.txt http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2010/07/23/news/local/496748.txt LITCHFIELD — Paul Graziani, who served 17 years in prison for slaying his father and a subsequent term for bomb making, will spend another 15 years in prison for violating probation. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:59:27 -0500 http://tribstar.com/news/x525981248/Touch-DNA-forensics-kits-streamlining-prison-investigations http://tribstar.com/news/x525981248/Touch-DNA-forensics-kits-streamlining-prison-investigations TERRE HAUTE — When an offender says “It’s not mine” or “I didn’t touch it” regarding illegal drugs, weapons or other contraband found at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, a new investigative tool can reveal the truth. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:59:05 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/nyregion/22bandit.html?src=mv http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/nyregion/22bandit.html?src=mv The robber walked into the Madison Avenue clothing store carrying a Saturday night special and a lifelong and violent rap sheet, but witnesses in the store that day remembered the same bizarre detail: the oxygen tank that helped him breathe through a tube to his nose. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:19:07 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhfshgZ_o_kmdOVyzH6c_Ak_3k3QD9H3OTRO1 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhfshgZ_o_kmdOVyzH6c_Ak_3k3QD9H3OTRO1 WASHINGTON — An unnamed man in custody on federal gun and sex charges is suspected of being a methodical serial killer who knew how to cover his tracks by expertly altering crime scenes and tampering with evidence to throw off police. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:30:17 -0500 http://www.examiner.com/x-59941-DC-Crime-Examiner~y2010m7d21-DC-area-serial-killer-is-finally-identified http://www.examiner.com/x-59941-DC-Crime-Examiner~y2010m7d21-DC-area-serial-killer-is-finally-identified With crime shows like “CSI” and “Forensic Files” exploding in popularity comes the inevitable fear that these shows are essentially teaching people how to be better criminals. Nothing demonstrates that fear better than the suspect in the most recent string of homicides in the Largo area. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/7/22/csi-becoming-a-reality-forensics-goes-3d.aspx http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/7/22/csi-becoming-a-reality-forensics-goes-3d.aspx CSI is one of most commented and watched TV shows world-wide. The biggest issue that fans and real forensic officers has with it is "unrealistically futuristic" way to analyze the crime scene, most notably by overuse of computers using methods that aren't available. Until now. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:28:39 -0500 http://heraldnet.com/article/20100722/NEWS01/707229845 http://heraldnet.com/article/20100722/NEWS01/707229845 Forensic tests link the victim's husband to the killing, but he won't stand trial: He died in 2004. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:26:03 -0500 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/7903792/Hugo-Chavez-exhumes-remains-of-hero-Simon-Bolivar.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/7903792/Hugo-Chavez-exhumes-remains-of-hero-Simon-Bolivar.html Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela, has exhumed the remains of South American independence hero Simon Bolivar to determine the cause of his death nearly 200 years ago. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:25:42 -0500 http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/chickasaw-man-found-dead-in-cell http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/local_news/mobile_county/chickasaw-man-found-dead-in-cell CHICKASAW, Alabama (WALA) - Chickasaw police say a man they took into custody on Monday night was found dead in his cell Tuesday afternoon. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:24:30 -0500 http://sify.com/news/blood-spatter-3d-model-to-make-crime-scene-investigation-easier-news-others-khvn4idjbhb.html http://sify.com/news/blood-spatter-3d-model-to-make-crime-scene-investigation-easier-news-others-khvn4idjbhb.html Reconstructing the course of events leading up to a murder could become easier and more accurate, thanks to a new system for making a high-resolution 3D map of a crime scene. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:38:29 -0500 http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/WireHeadlines/2010/07/21/scientist-no-dna-links-arkansas-doctor-t-98.php http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/WireHeadlines/2010/07/21/scientist-no-dna-links-arkansas-doctor-t-98.php LITTLE ROCK—Scientists found no fingerprints and no DNA matching Dr. Randeep Mann on 98 grenades discovered buried near his Pope County home, witnesses said Tuesday, as prosecutors continued to argue that the grenades belonged to the doctor who also faces bombing charges. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:33:46 -0500 http://www.examiner.com/x-33602-Wichita-Falls-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2010m7d21-Texas-execution-of-Derrick-Jackson-shows-power-of-DNA http://www.examiner.com/x-33602-Wichita-Falls-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2010m7d21-Texas-execution-of-Derrick-Jackson-shows-power-of-DNA Derrick Jackson , 42, was executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening, July 20, 2010 in Huntsville, Texas. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:33:30 -0500 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-07-20/news/ct-met-crime-poll-20100720_1_year-and-homicides-violent-crimes-chicagoans http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-07-20/news/ct-met-crime-poll-20100720_1_year-and-homicides-violent-crimes-chicagoans Mack Julion has always been in love with Chicago. A Southwest Side resident, he swore he would never flee to the suburbs, playfully mocking friends as not being "real Chicagoans." Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:22:34 -0500 http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Canada+crime+rate+continues/3303188/story.html http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Canada+crime+rate+continues/3303188/story.html Decline in assaults, homicides; Impaired driving incidents remain steady on Montreal Island, data from 2009 show Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Canada+crime+rate+continues/3303188/story.html#ixzz0uK4i7sqr Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:21:36 -0500 http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/07/20/cacis-paul-cofoni-cyber-defense-suffers-from-being-one-of-many-priorities/ http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/07/20/cacis-paul-cofoni-cyber-defense-suffers-from-being-one-of-many-priorities/ Cybersecurity should be just as much prioritized as issues pertaining to the ongoing wars, the economy, and the healthcare and immigration reforms, said CACI Chief Executive Officer Paul Cofoni in a recent podcast interview with GovInfo Security. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:21:15 -0500 http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/07/20/cyber-criminals-utilize-social-networks-to-control-bots/ http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/07/20/cyber-criminals-utilize-social-networks-to-control-bots/ Researchers at RSA FraudAction Research Lab have recently discovered a banking Trojan being hosted by a public social networking site. Any site which allows users to upload any type of content is vulnerable to the Trojan’s configurations, RSA says. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:20:56 -0500 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012406225_topsecret21.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012406225_topsecret21.html The brick warehouse is not just a warehouse. Drive through the gate and around back, and there, hidden away, is someone's personal security detail: a fleet of black SUVs armored up to withstand explosions and gunfire. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:20:34 -0500 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/20/AR2010072006211.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/20/AR2010072006211.html The man responsible for the slayings of two mothers and their daughters in the Largo area last year is a crafty serial killer who pored through books about forensic science to learn how to clean up his crime scenes and intentionally changed his killing methods to confuse detectives, law enforcement sources close to the investigation said. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:17:09 -0500 http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/jul/21/around-the-region/ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/jul/21/around-the-region/ LITTLE ROCK -- A forensic scientist told jurors Tuesday that no DNA links Dr. Randeep Mann to 98 grenades found buried in an ammo can near the doctor's Pope County home. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:16:05 -0500 http://www.policeone.com/police-products/investigation/articles/2142806-Building-a-top-notch-investigations-team/ http://www.policeone.com/police-products/investigation/articles/2142806-Building-a-top-notch-investigations-team/ Forensic technicians interviewing suspects may make for entertaining television, but investigation teams really run on the opposing talents theory Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:15:46 -0500 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/7899240/Bailiffs-should-visit-offenders-homes-to-make-them-pay-for-their-crimes-Louise-Casey-says.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/7899240/Bailiffs-should-visit-offenders-homes-to-make-them-pay-for-their-crimes-Louise-Casey-says.html Mrs Casey said it was vital that courts ensured that fines were paid in full and community sentences completed. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:32:05 -0500 http://www.baycitizen.org/crime/story/sf-crime-labs-future-uncertain/ http://www.baycitizen.org/crime/story/sf-crime-labs-future-uncertain/ The future of San Francisco’s crime lab hangs in a complicated balance. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:31:44 -0500 http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/07/quinn-signs-gun-crime-bill-one-day-after-chicago-cop-killed.html http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/07/quinn-signs-gun-crime-bill-one-day-after-chicago-cop-killed.html One day after the latest fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer, Gov. Pat Quinn today signed a new law that would require at least a year in prison for an adult convicted of illegally carrying a loaded gun. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:31:27 -0500 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/19/BAKN1EGPDK.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/19/BAKN1EGPDK.DTL In less than a 24-hour span, a motorist wearing body armor engaged in a gunbattle with police on Interstate 580 in Oakland, a Virginia man in the Bay Area for a job interview was slain downtown and a West Oakland sniper fired on police from a high-rise building. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:31:13 -0500 http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/news/staff-ex-employees-main-culprits-in-data-theft-survey http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/news/staff-ex-employees-main-culprits-in-data-theft-survey http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/news/staff-ex-employees-main-culprits-in-data-theft-survey Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:21:01 -0500 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/soldier-acquitted-of-murdering-insurgent-98811754.html http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/soldier-acquitted-of-murdering-insurgent-98811754.html Found guilty of disgraceful conduct in mercy killing Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:20:40 -0500 http://www.baycitizen.org/crime/story/raids-nab-11-child-pornography/ http://www.baycitizen.org/crime/story/raids-nab-11-child-pornography/ Police say high-tech investigation marks start of a crackdown Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:20:13 -0500 http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100719/bc_noyes_psychiatrist_100719/20100719?hub=BritishColumbiaHome http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100719/bc_noyes_psychiatrist_100719/20100719?hub=BritishColumbiaHome ROSSLAND, B.C. — A woman accused of murdering her 12-year-old autistic neighbour awoke the morning after he was killed and thought it had all been a dream, a forensic psychiatrist testified at her trial Monday. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:19:59 -0500 http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100719/wpg_atm_fraud_100719/20100719/?hub=WinnipegHome http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100719/wpg_atm_fraud_100719/20100719/?hub=WinnipegHome Winnipeg police have launched an investigation after determining almost $2 million was stolen over a number of years from a health centre's ATM. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:18:47 -0500 http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/children-114540-rubio-healthy.html http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/children-114540-rubio-healthy.html A forensic doctor testified Monday that the children of Angela Camacho and John Allen Rubio were healthy with no signs of abuse, injuries or diseases before they were killed by “homicidal violence from a combination of decapitation, stab wounds and asphyxia.” Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:18:15 -0500 http://bigthink.com/ideas/20990 http://bigthink.com/ideas/20990 Leonardo da Vinci didn’t invent the sfumato technique, which produced the “smoky” effects of masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa, but he may have perfected it. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:58:05 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=7562951 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=7562951 OAKLAND, CA (KGO) -- Investigators are trying to figure out where a man was heading Saturday with guns and body armor, when he got into a shootout with CHP officers on I-580 in Oakland. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:23:56 -0500 http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/19/blogetery-owners-shut-down-bombs-al-qaeda/ http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/19/blogetery-owners-shut-down-bombs-al-qaeda/ A popular website that hosted more than 70,000 bloggers was shut down suddenly last week after the FBI informed its chief technology officer that the site contained hit lists, bomb-making documents and links to Al Qaeda materials, it was reported on Monday. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:22:56 -0500 http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/children-114514-healthy-forensic.html http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/children-114514-healthy-forensic.html Healthy children with no signs of abuse, injuries or diseases is how a forensic doctor described the children of Angela Camacho and John Allen Rubio before they were killed by “homicidal violence from a combination of decapitation, stab wounds and asphyxia.” Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:12:33 -0500 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-gould/americas-dna-profile-has_b_650954.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-gould/americas-dna-profile-has_b_650954.html In the two years since the publication of our book Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story we have had the chance to address dozens of forums and radio audiences around the United States about Afghanistan. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:56:27 -0500 http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/ohio-news/dna-testing-may-reopen-17-year-old-ohio-murder-817523.html http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/ohio-news/dna-testing-may-reopen-17-year-old-ohio-murder-817523.html AKRON, Ohio — A judge in Ohio has ordered DNA testing in a 17-year-old murder case that produced dozens of suspects before a conviction was reached in 1995. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:48:49 -0500 http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Police-Suicide-Bombers-to-Blame-for-Kampala-Blasts-98702599.html http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Police-Suicide-Bombers-to-Blame-for-Kampala-Blasts-98702599.html Police in Uganda have released photographs of the reconstructed faces of two suicide bombers who struck in Kampala during the World Cup soccer finals, killing 76 people. A number of Pakistanis are among more than 20 people detained in connection with the bombing investigation. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:13:25 -0500 http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/18/2343275/suspect-killed-by-police-in-connection.html http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/18/2343275/suspect-killed-by-police-in-connection.html A Mineral Wells man wanted in connection with the kidnapping and slaying of a 4-year-old boy was shot and killed by police Sunday afternoon near Mineral Wells, an FBI official said. Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/18/2343275/suspect-killed-by-police-in-connection.html#ixzz0u8LVD7lW Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:13:02 -0500 http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2010/07/new-limits-on-nypds-stopandfrisk-policy.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2010/07/new-limits-on-nypds-stopandfrisk-policy.html Police in New York City aggressively use a technique called stop-and-frisk to fight crime. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:10:33 -0500 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/aclu-wants-to-curtain-key-part-of-california-dna-crime-program.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/aclu-wants-to-curtain-key-part-of-california-dna-crime-program.html As state forensic scientists savor their success in using DNA to nab a suspect in the Grim Sleeper case, a federal court is considering shutting down a DNA collection program the state says has helped solve several violent crimes. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:06:24 -0500 http://www.chieftain.com/news/local/article_cddf26fa-92ef-11df-8339-001cc4c002e0.html http://www.chieftain.com/news/local/article_cddf26fa-92ef-11df-8339-001cc4c002e0.html Cadaver dog will hunt for more evidence near site in southern Pueblo County.Cadaver dog will hunt for more evidence near site in southern Pueblo County. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:06:04 -0500 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/7887950/Mystery-of-Romes-jigsaw-skeleton.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/7887950/Mystery-of-Romes-jigsaw-skeleton.html Police are hunting a 'bone collector' after the discovery in Rome of a skeleton made from five different bodies Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:33:39 -0500 http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2010/07/dna_searches_partial_matches_c.html http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2010/07/dna_searches_partial_matches_c.html The recent breakthrough in a sensational “cold case” in California is sure to revive interest in the controversial use of partial DNA matches. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:33:19 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7555431 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7555431 LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Coroner is receiving $1.6 million to upgrade its forensic laboratory. Part of that money will be used to upgrade the department's DNA testing facility. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved the funding. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:32:35 -0500 http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/forensic-tools-may-help-save-living-fossil-plants-0343/ http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/forensic-tools-may-help-save-living-fossil-plants-0343/ When dinosaurs went crashing through lush, primordial landscapes millions of years ago, some of the plants they trampled were cycads. Those ancient plants are still around today, though barely hanging on, and scientists are working to make sure these living fossils don't disappear. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:32:13 -0500 http://www.examiner.com/x-57066-SF-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m7d13-Oakland-police-officers-hand-in-badges-while-crime-rate-climbs http://www.examiner.com/x-57066-SF-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m7d13-Oakland-police-officers-hand-in-badges-while-crime-rate-climbs Oakland – After intense negotiations between police union representatives and city officials, talks failed and 80 police officers were laid off. In a city with the state’s highest violent crime rates, fewer police officers mean less protection for the city’s residents. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:06:22 -0500 http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/07/13/la-county-coroners-office-get-new-dna-lab/ http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/07/13/la-county-coroners-office-get-new-dna-lab/ The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed today to spend $1.6 million to upgrade the county coroner's forensic laboratory to include DNA testing capabilities. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:02:16 -0500 http://www.fox21online.com/news/16-year-old-involved-thrill-killing-be-tried-adult http://www.fox21online.com/news/16-year-old-involved-thrill-killing-be-tried-adult HAYWARD - "My job was to be the lookout and take anything valuable. He said we weren't going to get in trouble," Austin Davis said during a police interview in May 2009. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:59:05 -0500 http://neworleans.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/no071310.htm http://neworleans.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/no071310.htm WASHINGTON—Six officers with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were charged today in connection with the federal investigation of a police-involved shooting on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department announced today. The incident resulted in the death of two civilians and the wounding of four others. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:52:14 -0500 http://losangeles.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/la071210.htm http://losangeles.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/la071210.htm LOS ANGELES—A resident of Vancouver, British Columbia was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison for operating a fraudulent lottery scheme that targeted dozens of elderly Americans victims who lost at least $600,000. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:51:59 -0500 http://anchorage.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ak071210.htm http://anchorage.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ak071210.htm ANCHORAGE, AK—United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today, July 12, 2010, that Phonesavanh Vongthongdy, of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment for his role in a violent, multi-defendant drug conspiracy. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:51:43 -0500 http://www.eturbonews.com/17253/uganda-bombing-suspects-nabbed http://www.eturbonews.com/17253/uganda-bombing-suspects-nabbed KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - Security operatives arrested several suspects and conspirators thought to be responsible for or connected to the bombings in Kampala while the World Cup Final was going on last Sunday, and in the process secured vital evidence including at least one suicide vest ready for use and also other explosives and material. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:42:47 -0500 http://www.hindustantimes.com/FAQs-on-Forensic-Sciences/Article1-571700.aspx http://www.hindustantimes.com/FAQs-on-Forensic-Sciences/Article1-571700.aspx Prof Surinder Nath, former head, department of anthropology, University of Delhi, answers some frequently-asked questions about forensic sciences. Is forensic sciences all about medico-legal case investigations? Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:42:30 -0500 http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/168553/group/homepage/ http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/168553/group/homepage/ ST. PAUL — Eleven people were wrongly charged with drunken driving even though they weren’t over Minnesota’s legal limit to drive due to a math mistake at a metro-area lab. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:42:09 -0500 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/13/2951913.htm?section=justin http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/13/2951913.htm?section=justin A former Victorian police officer has welcomed reports that a man wanted over a quadruple murder may have died in the United States five years ago. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:50:48 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-suspect-mistaken-release-20100712,0,668144.story http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-suspect-mistaken-release-20100712,0,668144.story A registered sex offender who had been ordered held without bail on charges that he raped a woman in Herring Run Park a decade ago is being sought after sheriff's deputies in Baltimore County mistakenly released him from custody last month. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:15:14 -0500 http://www.kentucky.com/2010/07/13/1347075/the-grim-sleeper-and-dna-theres.html http://www.kentucky.com/2010/07/13/1347075/the-grim-sleeper-and-dna-theres.html DNA evidence was undeniably the key to the arrest and charging of Lonnie David Franklin Jr., believed to be the Grim Sleeper responsible for a string of slayings in Los Angeles between 1985 and 2007. Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/07/13/1347075/the-grim-sleeper-and-dna-theres.html#ixzz0tZGoL5X0 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:14:52 -0500 http://www.securityinfowatch.com/node/1316806 http://www.securityinfowatch.com/node/1316806 The US plans to install a Big Brother-style monitoring system on the computer systems of private companies and government agencies to prevent cyber-attacks from abroad. The program, named Perfect Citizen, will rely on sensors that will be deployed in networks running critical infrastructure such as the electricity grid and nuclear-power plants. It will be able to detect any attempt by foreign saboteurs to launch a cyber-attack . But privacy campaigners have reacted furiously, saying that 'mission creep' will make it easy for security forces to effectively spy on normal citizens. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:13:21 -0500 http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-facebook-panic-button-cyber-abuse-story,0,813367.story http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-facebook-panic-button-cyber-abuse-story,0,813367.story Cyber abuse is a growing problem.42% of American children have been bullied online, and 1 in 5 US teenagers say they received unwanted sexual solicitation. Facebook is hoping to fight it all with a panic button. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:12:50 -0500 http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2010/07/12/Jails-are-top-mental-health-institutions/UPI-27621278982109/ http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2010/07/12/Jails-are-top-mental-health-institutions/UPI-27621278982109/ LOS ANGELES, July 12 (UPI) -- New York's Riker's Island, Chicago's Cook County Jail and the Los Angeles County Jail are the largest mental health institutions in the nation, a study found. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:11:44 -0500 http://www.cibolabeacon.com/articles/2010/07/12/news/doc4c3bb453cda22753797722.txt http://www.cibolabeacon.com/articles/2010/07/12/news/doc4c3bb453cda22753797722.txt The Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory will be assuming control of the State DNA Administrative Center starting in October. The move will save weeks when inputting felon DNA information into the statewide database and will also see an annual cost savings of approximately $400,000. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:11:29 -0500 http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=119848 http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=119848 Chromosomal Laboratories Purchases Second Eppendorf epMotion 5075 TMX Robotic Workstation to keep up with the Demand for Forensic DNA Testing Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:10:54 -0500 http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket-bar-killing-police-await-forensic-results-12719/ http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket-bar-killing-police-await-forensic-results-12719/ SWEETHEARTS Bar murder victim Wanpen Pianchai is to be cremated at noon on Wednesday in a ceremony at Kata Temple that is expected to draw many Phuket bar industry workers. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:10:34 -0500 http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-07-12/prosoft-data-rescue-3.html http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-07-12/prosoft-data-rescue-3.html With a large fire alarm switch on the front box cover, Prosoft Engineering's Data Rescue 3 makes a bold point: when your drive has problems, call in the rescue team. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:10:09 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/10612423.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/10612423.stm Proposals that could lead to the closure of two of Scotland's four forensic crime laboratories have been published. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:09:50 -0500 http://www.startribune.com/local/north/98288464.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs http://www.startribune.com/local/north/98288464.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs Errors in alcohol concentration tests involved 111 samples, but few are expected to affect pending cases. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:09:33 -0500 http://www.fox2now.com/news/morningshow/ktvi-child-id-program-fbi-ronald-corvington-071210,0,6007517.story http://www.fox2now.com/news/morningshow/ktvi-child-id-program-fbi-ronald-corvington-071210,0,6007517.story (KTVI - FOX2now.com) - The FBI will be back in Louisana, Missouri week. But they won't be investigating Alisa Maier's case. Over the past five years, three other kidnapped kids from the area were recovered. Now FBI St. Louis Citizens' Academy is spearheading an effort to pass out free child ID kits. They will be available on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Orscheln Store (Twin Pike Shopping Center), Louisiana Elks Lodge (120 North 5th) and the YMCA (614 Kelly Lane). Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:42:00 -0500 http://www.bim.ba/en/226/10/29376/ http://www.bim.ba/en/226/10/29376/ Nearly 60,000 people gathered in Potocari near Srebrenica on Sunday to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the massacre in the eastern Bosnian town and bury 775 victims whose remains had been exhumed from numerous mass graves found in the area. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:40:27 -0500 http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/07/12/barefoot-bandits-crime-spree-could-total-in-the-millions/ http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/07/12/barefoot-bandits-crime-spree-could-total-in-the-millions/ Barefoot Bandit capturedWhen police captured "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore early Sunday it was after an alleged crime spree that easily racks up millions of dollars in stolen cash and merchandise. Read more: http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/07/12/barefoot-bandits-crime-spree-could-total-in-the-millions/#ixzz0tU08lttM Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:37:18 -0500 http://www.sanduskyregister.com/sandusky/2010/jul/12/police-now-required-keep-dna-evidence http://www.sanduskyregister.com/sandusky/2010/jul/12/police-now-required-keep-dna-evidence Officials from area police and sheriff's departments say they're prepared to follow a new law that requires them to retain certain biological evidence for 30 years. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:37:02 -0500 http://www.examiner.com/x-33602-Wichita-Falls-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2010m7d11-Texas-Law-Enforcement-could-solve-cold-cases-if-new-family-DNA-testing-was-allowed http://www.examiner.com/x-33602-Wichita-Falls-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2010m7d11-Texas-Law-Enforcement-could-solve-cold-cases-if-new-family-DNA-testing-was-allowed The use of an investigative technique called family DNA testing has led to the arrest of a suspect in the "Grim Sleeper" murders which terrorized Los Angeles for twenty five years. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:36:44 -0500 http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/childrens-drug-consumers-sue-j-j-fraud/2010-07-12 http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/childrens-drug-consumers-sue-j-j-fraud/2010-07-12 Consumers are accusing Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) of fraud and racketeering in a lawsuit stemming from its recent children's drug recall. The buyers of those recalled meds are demanding cash refunds--rather than coupons for replacement products--in five suits seeking class-action status in federal court in Chicago. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:36:26 -0500 http://www.which.co.uk/news/2010/07/15000-people-report-fraud-in-six-months-220275/ http://www.which.co.uk/news/2010/07/15000-people-report-fraud-in-six-months-220275/ 15,000 members of the public have reported fraud since the start of 2010, it has been revealed, with victims losing between £6 and £1m each. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:36:03 -0500 http://www.startribune.com/local/98207719.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUqEiaDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs http://www.startribune.com/local/98207719.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUqEiaDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs ST. PAUL, Minn. - Hundreds of drunken driving cases in Anoka, Sherburne and Wright counties may be at risk because of a mistake at a testing lab. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:31:04 -0500 http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/11/wwi.soldier/?hpt=C2 http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/11/wwi.soldier/?hpt=C2 (CNN) -- Two years ago, U.S. military officials came knocking on Michael Frisbie's door asking for information on his family tree. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:30:38 -0500 http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100712/NATIONAL/100719941/1010 http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100712/NATIONAL/100719941/1010 SHARJAH // Two bodies have been discovered in the National Paints factory in Sharjah that was badly damaged by fire two months ago. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:30:21 -0500 http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/11/2076182/medical-investigators-wrapping.html http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/11/2076182/medical-investigators-wrapping.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | New Mexico medical investigators have identified the 133 body parts, including heads, that turned up in a grisly discovery at a Kansas medical waste facility and a local firm that harvests organs for medical research, Bio Care, as belonging to 45 individuals. Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/11/2076182/medical-investigators-wrapping.html#ixzz0tTyKWbek Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:30:05 -0500 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/06/year-old-missouri-boy-suspected-killing-parents/?cmpid=prn_baynote_Missouri_Boy,_12,_Charged_With_Killing_Parents http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/06/year-old-missouri-boy-suspected-killing-parents/?cmpid=prn_baynote_Missouri_Boy,_12,_Charged_With_Killing_Parents A 12-year-old boy, who is suspected of shooting and killing his mother and stepfather Monday night, was arrested by the Miller County Sheriff's Department and charged in juvenile court with two counts of first-degree murder. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:07:15 -0500 http://www.kfvs12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12777275 http://www.kfvs12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12777275 CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - According to the group Human Rights Watch, Illinois has at least 4,000 untested rape kits stored in police departments throughout the state. But a new law just signed by Governor Pat Quinn will change that. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:48:55 -0500 http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/07/does_crime_go_down_in_heat_wav.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/07/does_crime_go_down_in_heat_wav.html Crime researchers and police both say that violent crimes rise with the temperature. But once the reading reaches a certain level - about 90 degrees - researchers have found that violent-crime rates drop. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:57:27 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7544509 http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7544509 July 8, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- One day after a report claimed that a high number of rape kits in Illinois are not being tested, we get a first-hand look inside the state facility that conducts DNA testing. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:56:47 -0500 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/remains-of-mystery-woman-found-in-angels-national-forest-still-puzzle-authorities.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/remains-of-mystery-woman-found-in-angels-national-forest-still-puzzle-authorities.html Ten months after the remains of a woman were found in the Angeles National Forest following the Station fire, authorities still have not identified the victim. The remains of the woman's body were found after the massive fire swept through, with several pieces of jewelry nearby, including a gold-colored necklace and three gold-colored rings with multicolored stones. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:56:11 -0500 http://www.mortgageintroducer.com/mortgages/237920/5/Industry_in_depth/New_task_force_to_tackle_fraud.htm http://www.mortgageintroducer.com/mortgages/237920/5/Industry_in_depth/New_task_force_to_tackle_fraud.htm Callcredit Information Group has teamed up with its existing partner Tait Walker Chartered Accountants and the University of Sunderland's department of Computing, Engineering and Technology to create new software for tackling specific areas of financial crime as part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:06:04 -0500 http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Portland-Police-Rescue-Three-Teenage-Girls-in-Sex-Trafficking-Ring-97988664.html http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Portland-Police-Rescue-Three-Teenage-Girls-in-Sex-Trafficking-Ring-97988664.html PORTLAND, Ore. -- Three Portland teenagers are safe after they were rescued in a child "sex" trafficking ring, according to police. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:04:53 -0500 http://www.examiner.com/x-56453-Baton-Rouge-Crime-Examiner~y2010m7d7-Operation-Blighted-Officials-nabs-2-Louisiana-mayors--a-police-chief http://www.examiner.com/x-56453-Baton-Rouge-Crime-Examiner~y2010m7d7-Operation-Blighted-Officials-nabs-2-Louisiana-mayors--a-police-chief In what seems like a never ending vicious cycle of corruption, the FBI began an investigation known as ‘Operation Blighted Officials’. So far, it has already nabbed 3 local officials and the investigation may not be over. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:59:29 -0500 http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2010/07/08/fugitive_19_may_have_crashed_in_bahamas/ http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2010/07/08/fugitive_19_may_have_crashed_in_bahamas/ He’s suspected in plane, auto thefts Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:59:19 -0500 http://www.darkreading.com/smb-security/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225702557&cid=RSSfeed_DR_News http://www.darkreading.com/smb-security/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225702557&cid=RSSfeed_DR_News As small and midsize businesses increasingly become big targets for cybercrime, locking down their networks cheaply can be a challenge. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:30:01 -0500 http://www.esecurityplanet.com/features/article.php/3891716/7-Things-Hackers-Hope-You-Dont-Know.htm http://www.esecurityplanet.com/features/article.php/3891716/7-Things-Hackers-Hope-You-Dont-Know.htm One of the best ways to defend yourself against a Wi-Fi hacker is to learn to think like one. As a hacker, you could simply be on a quest to find something as innocent as free Internet access, or you could be a serious criminal, hired by a cybercrime syndicate to get inside a corporate network to snoop, steal documents, or access credit card details. Either way, there are a few essential weaknesses you, the hacker, would seek out; knowing them can help you, the potential victim, mount a proper defense. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:29:32 -0500 http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2476608,CST-NWS-zion08.article http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2476608,CST-NWS-zion08.article Prosecutors want time to probe new suspect in girls' murder Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:27:20 -0500 http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/08/grim.sleeper.case/?hpt=Sbin http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/08/grim.sleeper.case/?hpt=Sbin (CNN) -- A suspect in the Grim Sleeper serial killer case will be arraigned in court Thursday morning. Later in the day, authorities are expected to divulge more information about the arrest at a news conference. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:26:32 -0500 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2010-07-07-iPhone-forensics_N.htm http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2010-07-07-iPhone-forensics_N.htm iPhones store more information than users may realize, and some of it could be used against them if they're ever charged with a crime. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:23:01 -0500 http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/08/1575639/police-stumped-by-victims-id.html http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/08/1575639/police-stumped-by-victims-id.html Since September, Horry County police have been seeking the identity of a person whose skeleton was found in a wooded area outside Conway. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:22:12 -0500 http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/07/07/4633359-how-a-sons-dna-snared-his-father http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/07/07/4633359-how-a-sons-dna-snared-his-father A 57-year-old one-time LAPD garage attendant named Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in Los Angeles in connection with the string of 10 murders, committed between 1985 and 2007. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:21:03 -0500 http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/64081-victims+domestic+violence+sexual+assault+aided+units+linked+prosecutor%E2%80%99s+office http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/64081-victims+domestic+violence+sexual+assault+aided+units+linked+prosecutor%E2%80%99s+office CREST HAVEN — Becoming a crime victim was likely the farthest thing from a 39-year-old woman’s mind as she strolled a peaceful nature trail at Cape May Point State Park on July 1. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:01:56 -0500 http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/07/federal-agents-seize-guns-grenades-ammunition/ http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/07/federal-agents-seize-guns-grenades-ammunition/ Two Idaho men are in custody following an undercover federal probe into illegal explosives manufacturing that included the seizure of hand grenades, firearms and 10,000 rounds of rifle ammo. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:55:52 -0500 http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20100707_UH_breach_affects_53000.html http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/hawaiinews/20100707_UH_breach_affects_53000.html University of Hawaii officials said yesterday that a hacker breached the security of a parking office computer server that contained personal information of 53,000 people. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:53:50 -0500 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/03/fbi-monitored-spy-suspects-nearly-years/ http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/03/fbi-monitored-spy-suspects-nearly-years/ The arrests earlier this week of 11 people suspected of being Russian agents was the result of almost 10 years of FBI monitoring, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:52:37 -0500 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-rape-kit-law-20100706,0,5696862.story http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-rape-kit-law-20100706,0,5696862.story New law requiring DNA analysis of all submitted samples comes after Tribune report found police often shelve the evidence Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:48:30 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/world/africa/07safrica.html?src=mv http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/world/africa/07safrica.html?src=mv A cataclysmic wave of violent crime in South Africa, the fear of so many World Cup killjoys, has simply not occurred. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:48:16 -0500 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-hobbs-0707-20100707-57,0,3477605.story http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-hobbs-0707-20100707-57,0,3477605.story Jerry Hobbs has been jailed for five years, but new DNA evidence may help exonerate him Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:47:39 -0500 http://www.voxy.co.nz/technology/digital-forensics-magazine-conduct-survey-international-standards/5/54290 http://www.voxy.co.nz/technology/digital-forensics-magazine-conduct-survey-international-standards/5/54290 Digital Forensics Magazine, one of the most comprehensive sources of IT forensics news and articles, today announced it published an online survey to explore training within the digital forensics sector. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:45:31 -0500 http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100707/news/news1.html http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100707/news/news1.html EFFORTS TO upgrade the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) crime-scene investigation and community-policing capabilities received a significant boost Monday when the British High Commission donated three customised vehicles. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:45:13 -0500 http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/Gunman39s-car-removed-for-forensic.6403623.jp http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/Gunman39s-car-removed-for-forensic.6403623.jp GUNMAN Raoul Moat's black Lexus car has been removed from Rothbury by police investigators searching for clues as to his whereabouts. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:43:05 -0500 http://www.freep.com/article/20100707/NEWS06/7070336/iPhone-makes-great-snitch-for-savvy-cops http://www.freep.com/article/20100707/NEWS06/7070336/iPhone-makes-great-snitch-for-savvy-cops Got an iPhone in your pocket? Then you might be storing even more personal information than you realize. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:32:52 -0500 http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/97908979.html http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/97908979.html The Eau Claire Police Department has big plans to deal with the growing problem of child pornography, Internet crime and the growing task of collecting digital evidence. The deputy chief says the department hopes to have a regional computer forensic lab within a year. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:32:29 -0500 http://sify.com/news/pelvic-bones-can-identify-skeleton-s-gender-news-international-khhqubjjbaj.html http://sify.com/news/pelvic-bones-can-identify-skeleton-s-gender-news-international-khhqubjjbaj.html Forensic scientists can tell the sex of skeletal remains by evaluating the size and shape of the pelvis or hip bone, says a study. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:31:54 -0500 http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=12764993 http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=12764993 Fingernail clippings could become a key piece of evidence in an Essex Junction murder investigation. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:31:27 -0500 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/cops-try-to-breathe-life-into-cold-case-20100707-zzhn.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/cops-try-to-breathe-life-into-cold-case-20100707-zzhn.html Queensland police hope new technology will turn up fresh evidence in a forensic search of the home of murder victim Leanne Holland, 19 years after she was slain. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:31:12 -0500 http://www.dna-worldwide.com/dna-news/news/2010/07/06/new-law-preserves-dna-testing-in-ohio-for-30-years-plus/ http://www.dna-worldwide.com/dna-news/news/2010/07/06/new-law-preserves-dna-testing-in-ohio-for-30-years-plus/ A law has been passed in Dayton, Ohio which means that police departments, sheriff's offices and crime labs must retain biological evidence for DNA testing from certain violent crimes for 30 years or more. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:44:36 -0500 http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/265516/fischer-s-body-exhumed-dna-result-3-weeks http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/265516/fischer-s-body-exhumed-dna-result-3-weeks The body of chess legend Bobby Fischer was “exhumed” Monday under a cloak of secrecy, three weeks following the Icelandic Supreme Court ruling to settle a paternity dispute. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:44:21 -0500 http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2010/07/hes_seen_many_changes_-_27_yea.html http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2010/07/hes_seen_many_changes_-_27_yea.html TRENTON - When Detective Ken Beckman joined the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office in 1983, solving homicides was a lot easier. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:43:30 -0500 http://www.lifenews.com/state5229.html http://www.lifenews.com/state5229.html Laurel, MS (LifeNews.com) -- In a 5-4 vote last Thursday, the Mississippi Supreme Court upheld the 20-year sentence given to former Mississippi and Alabama abortion practitioner Malachy DeHenre, who was found guilty by a grand jury of killing his wife. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:43:03 -0500 http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news|Sports|Lifestyles/story/53318/Hips_Don_t_Lie__Researchers_Find_More_Accurate_Technique_To_Determine_Sex_O http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news|Sports|Lifestyles/story/53318/Hips_Don_t_Lie__Researchers_Find_More_Accurate_Technique_To_Determine_Sex_O Research from North Carolina State University offers a new means of determining the sex of skeletal human remains—an advance that may have significant impacts in the wake of disasters, the studying of ancient remains and the criminal justice system. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:40:17 -0500 http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100705/hamilton-hospital-homicide-seniors-100705/20100705/?hub=TorontoNewHome http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100705/hamilton-hospital-homicide-seniors-100705/20100705/?hub=TorontoNewHome Hamilton Police have concluded an elderly patient’s suspicious death in a hospital meets the technical definition of a homicide, but the strange case involves a suspect who has also since died. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:39:46 -0500 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/06/criminal_act_passed/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/06/criminal_act_passed/ Police in Scotland will be able to collect and store the DNA of children as young as eight for the first time under a law just passed by the Scottish Parliament. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:39:26 -0500 http://www.thetowerlight.com/blog/2010/07/forensic-students-find-local%E2%80%99s-remains/ http://www.thetowerlight.com/blog/2010/07/forensic-students-find-local%E2%80%99s-remains/ The Forensic Science Student Organization travelled to Vermont from May 20 – 24 to search for the remains of a 28-year-old man who had been missing since 2005. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:39:03 -0500 http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/97830664_New_Jersey__must_expand_DNA_database.html http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/97830664_New_Jersey__must_expand_DNA_database.html DNA technology has been an indispensable resource in the positive identification of criminals in thousands of cases across the country. It has also been an invaluable asset to law enforcement in the evaluation of suspects under investigation, and the exoneration of those who were wrongfully accused. That is because DNA is present in virtually every cell in the human body; it’s unique to every individual. Consequently, it can be recovered from crime scenes and crime victims, and analyzed with a high degree of certainty and reliability. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:38:40 -0500 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Police-get-mobile-stations--forensic-labs_7775512 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Police-get-mobile-stations--forensic-labs_7775512 THE Jamaica Constabulary Force yesterday received three customised mobile police stations and three fully equipped mobile forensic units -- a gift from the British government to aid its crime fighting and investigative capabilities. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:38:22 -0500 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=forensic-medicine-slow-but-rape-suspects-are-not-2010-07-02 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=forensic-medicine-slow-but-rape-suspects-are-not-2010-07-02 A 14-year-old girl allegedly raped by her uncle in 2008 was raped by four other people while waiting for the Forensic Medicine Institute to assess her psychological state after the first assault, daily Radikal reported Friday. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:17:47 -0500 http://www.ic3.gov/media/2010/100702.aspx http://www.ic3.gov/media/2010/100702.aspx Intelligence Note Prepared by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:38:29 -0500 http://www.murfreesboropost.com/tbi-finds-drop-in-crime-in-tennessees-schools-cms-23676 http://www.murfreesboropost.com/tbi-finds-drop-in-crime-in-tennessees-schools-cms-23676 The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its second study on crime in Tennessee’s schools Wednesday, which measured crime spanning from 2007 to 2009. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:37:37 -0500 http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/07/new_program_targets_violent_cr.html http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/07/new_program_targets_violent_cr.html Detroit police are collaborating with local, state and federal law enforcement in an effort aimed at reducing violent criminal activity in some of the city's most crime-ridden areas, officials announced Thursday. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:37:12 -0500 http://www.mexidata.info/id2720.html http://www.mexidata.info/id2720.html While the United States prepares its annual Fourth of July celebration, Mexico will hold its own date with history on the same day. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:36:55 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scotland/north_east_orkney_and_shetland/10489158.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scotland/north_east_orkney_and_shetland/10489158.stm Violent crime rates in Grampian have dropped by nearly 15% within a year, according to the force's annual report. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:36:15 -0500 http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/ChemScience/Volume/2010/07/revealing_fake_money.asp http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/ChemScience/Volume/2010/07/revealing_fake_money.asp A simple and fast technique to examine the surface of banknotes and identify counterfeits has been developed by scientists in Brazil and the US. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:34:51 -0500 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/01/colombia-disappeared-paramilitaries-peace-justice http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/01/colombia-disappeared-paramilitaries-peace-justice Former paramilitaries are being given short prison sentences in return for their help in seeking the remains of the disappeared Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:34:33 -0500 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10656052 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10656052 Hamilton police are focusing their investigation into the slaying of an elderly man, who died in the city last weekend, on finding the people who took the victim's car from a ditch. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:33:30 -0500 http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/2010070220100702050303103aa36fd3e/How-Forensic-Science-Lab-helped-cops-nab-Kurla-rapist.html http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/2010070220100702050303103aa36fd3e/How-Forensic-Science-Lab-helped-cops-nab-Kurla-rapist.html Late on Wednesday night, a call from Kalina to the Nehru Nagar police station brought a smile on the officers’ faces, for after weeks of trying, a breakthrough had been made in the Nehru Nagar rape and murder cases. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:33:03 -0500 http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/072010/07022010/559261 http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/072010/07022010/559261 Forensic link in Harrington case reinforces Sadie Showalter's push for new testing in her daughter's case Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:32:33 -0500 http://register-news.com/local/x383289926/Forensic-scientist-relieved-due-to-quality-concerns http://register-news.com/local/x383289926/Forensic-scientist-relieved-due-to-quality-concerns FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — A forensic scientist in the Illinois State Police Division of Forensic Services at Fairview Heights has been relieved of all casework activities after quality concerns were identified in some cases he worked. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:32:15 -0500 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/252267 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/252267 State police said Thursday that a man wanted in a 2005 abduction and sexual assault in Fairfax is connected to Morgan Harrington's abduction and homicide. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:31:49 -0500 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-06-30-summer-violence_N.htm http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-06-30-summer-violence_N.htm CHICAGO — Cities across the USA are trying to cope with a summer tradition: When temperatures rise, so does crime. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:37:04 -0500 http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2000666,00.html http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2000666,00.html It seems even justice isn't recession proof. On Tuesday, U.K. Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke outlined radical prison reforms that he said would both "shut the revolving door of crime and reoffending" and save money for the government, straining under a £135 billion ($230 billion) deficit. Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2000666,00.html#ixzz0sRC0XlYR Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:36:43 -0500 http://www.theday.com/article/20100701/OP01/307019417 http://www.theday.com/article/20100701/OP01/307019417 We were half expecting that Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale would be among the couples rounded up by U.S. law enforcement officials when they recently busted a Russian spy ring that the FBI had under surveillance for a decade. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:35:44 -0500 http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/autopsy,-dna-experts-talk-at-hall-trial http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/autopsy,-dna-experts-talk-at-hall-trial AUSTIN (KXAN) - Testimony at Laura Hall’s resentencing trial continued Wednesday morning, with a jury of nine men and three women considering a new sentencing for the woman convicted of tampering with evidence and hindering apprehension in the 2005 West Campus killing of Jennifer Cave. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:35:26 -0500 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/07/farm-searched-near-1989-abduction-site-of-11-year-old-jacob-wetterling/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/07/farm-searched-near-1989-abduction-site-of-11-year-old-jacob-wetterling/1 Tight-lipped investigators and earth-moving equipment have been searching a farm in Minnesota near where 11 year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted at gunpoint by a masked man in 1989, the Star-Tribune reports. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:34:15 -0500 http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/new_york/Man-gets-425M-after-DNA-cleared-name http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/new_york/Man-gets-425M-after-DNA-cleared-name BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - It's the latest chapter in one of the most earth-shattering cases in western New York history. This comes three years after DNA evidence set Anthony Capozzi free, following the capture of bike path rapist, Altemio Sanchez. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:33:33 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hNJojPZ0IXeEF4tdFV1XLh3GXA8Q http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hNJojPZ0IXeEF4tdFV1XLh3GXA8Q Chief Constables are to be told to end the postcode lottery for innocent people who want their DNA removed from the national database. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:32:20 -0500 http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/runcorn-widnes-news/runcorn-widnes-local-news/2010/07/01/lgc-forensics-at-the-heath-runcorn-identifies-almost-100-unkown-soldiers-from-world-war-one-55368-26758063/ http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/runcorn-widnes-news/runcorn-widnes-local-news/2010/07/01/lgc-forensics-at-the-heath-runcorn-identifies-almost-100-unkown-soldiers-from-world-war-one-55368-26758063/ A RUNCORN company has played its part in identifying almost 100 unknown soldiers killed in a First World War battle. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:32:03 -0500 http://www.physorg.com/wire-news/39423991/solving-crime-using-the-bleeding-obvious.html http://www.physorg.com/wire-news/39423991/solving-crime-using-the-bleeding-obvious.html (PhysOrg.com) -- Forensic experts are helping to solve crime with equipment that they always carry with them and that doesn't rely on expensive gadgetry - their eyes. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:31:43 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128043329 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128043329 When the police arrived at Bradley Waldroup's trailer home in the mountains of Tennessee, they found a war zone. There was blood on the walls, blood on the carpet, blood on the truck outside, even blood on the Bible that Waldroup had been reading before all hell broke loose. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:31:15 -0500 http://www.detnews.com/article/20100701/METRO/7010400/MSU-will-study-time-needed-to-clear-backlog-of-unprocessed-rape-test-kits http://www.detnews.com/article/20100701/METRO/7010400/MSU-will-study-time-needed-to-clear-backlog-of-unprocessed-rape-test-kits Detroit -- A Michigan State University study may hold the key to processing 10,500 rape evidence kits never analyzed by the now-defunct Detroit Police crime laboratory and could lead to prosecution of hundreds, possibly thousands, of rapists. From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100701/METRO/7010400/MSU-will-study-time-needed-to-clear-backlog-of-unprocessed-rape-test-kits#ixzz0sRAWY7vr Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:30:49 -0500 http://www.hindustantimes.com/Study-forensics-to-decode-criminals/Article1-565634.aspx http://www.hindustantimes.com/Study-forensics-to-decode-criminals/Article1-565634.aspx If you are one of those interested in decoding crimes and criminals you could pursue courses at Forensic Bureau of Investigation and Studies which will be opening from July 15 in Noida. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:30:03 -0500 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=106803 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=106803 DNA evidence in an unsolved murder is being reanalyzed under a state cold case grant, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:29:41 -0500 http://www.bnd.com/2010/07/01/1314336/in-real-crime-solving-lab-work.html http://www.bnd.com/2010/07/01/1314336/in-real-crime-solving-lab-work.html Key evidence isn't revealed and crimes aren't solved between commercial breaks. Read more: http://www.bnd.com/2010/07/01/1314336/in-real-crime-solving-lab-work.html#ixzz0sRA9l9f2 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:29:22 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=7528417 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=7528417 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris says her office has finished counting all of the cases in which former crime lab analyst Deborah Madden was involved since her 2005 conviction on domestic violence charges. There are 1,700 cases in all. Harris says letters have now been sent to defense lawyers who represented suspects in those cases. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:30:39 -0500 http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/29/marine-caught-between-crime-punishment/ http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/29/marine-caught-between-crime-punishment/ It could have been an awkward, even brutal, first day back at work. But Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III, the 26-year-old squad leader convicted of masterminding the killing of an unarmed man in Hamdaniya, Iraq, in 2006, said he was welcomed back into his old Camp Pendleton unit Tuesday with handshakes. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:29:33 -0500 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/06/world-cup-fifa-latest-robbery-victim.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/06/world-cup-fifa-latest-robbery-victim.html FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, is the victim of a South African crime wave that has targeted World Cup tourists, the English national team and foreign journalists. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:29:01 -0500 http://www.laosnews.net/story/653507 http://www.laosnews.net/story/653507 Criminal groups have been making billions of dollars from human trafficking in Europe. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:28:33 -0500 http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/06/29/2010-06-29_violent_crime_up_in_new_york_city_nypd_says_murders_jumped_11_rapes_rose_13_7_mo.html http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/06/29/2010-06-29_violent_crime_up_in_new_york_city_nypd_says_murders_jumped_11_rapes_rose_13_7_mo.html Halfway through the year, crime has increased in all but one of the most violent felonies, and shootings plague neighborhoods all over the city. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:26:41 -0500 http://www.examiner.com/x-53304-Seattle-Crime-Examiner~y2010m6d29-New-Online-Map-Helps-Track-Crime-Stats http://www.examiner.com/x-53304-Seattle-Crime-Examiner~y2010m6d29-New-Online-Map-Helps-Track-Crime-Stats SEATTLE - The Seattle Police Department has made it easier to be aware of your surroundings with a map that gives Seattle residents a look at crime rates (both high and low) around the city. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:26:18 -0500 http://www.vancouversun.com/news/must+seized+from+criminals+upon+conviction+Senate/3217360/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/news/must+seized+from+criminals+upon+conviction+Senate/3217360/story.html OTTAWA — The law governing Canada's DNA databank, a catalogue of genetic material from crime scenes and serious offenders, should be toughened so that police do not have to seek court orders and can demand that offenders surrender samples immediately upon conviction, says a Senate committee report. Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/must+seized+from+criminals+upon+conviction+Senate/3217360/story.html#ixzz0sLICGJ7H Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:23:55 -0500 http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ho062810.htm http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ho062810.htm Enforcement Actions By DOJ and SEC Result in Penalties of $338 Million for Technip’s Participation in a Scheme to Bribe Nigerian Government Officials to Obtain Contracts Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:23:21 -0500 http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s2940684.htm http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s2940684.htm TONY EASTLEY: Civil libertarians have welcomed a compensation payout for a Victorian man who was jailed for a crime he didn't commit. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:21:57 -0500 http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/police/97452459.html http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/police/97452459.html Human remains found Sunday off Jefferson Highway were identified Tuesday as those of a Baton Rouge man reported missing last week,an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:19:58 -0500 http://www.recyclingportal.eu/artikel/24601.shtml http://www.recyclingportal.eu/artikel/24601.shtml Telford, Shropshire / UK - SmartWater Technologies Ltd. has launched a stolen metals initiative with information for scrap metal dealers and recyclers. And offers SmartWater, a forensic liquid openreach cable can be marked with. SmartWater is a forensic coding system which is invisible to the naked eye but fluoresces yellow under ultra-violet (UV) light. The material contains a unique forensic fingerprint and is likened to a robust, chemical version of DNA which links property to its owner and criminals to a crime scene. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:19:25 -0500 http://www.thedaonline.com/news/accounting-students-raid-wvu-crime-scene-houses-1.1495736 http://www.thedaonline.com/news/accounting-students-raid-wvu-crime-scene-houses-1.1495736 Computer files replace blood splatter when ‘CSI’ and accounting collide. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:19:05 -0500 http://guardian.co.tt/business/business/2010/06/30/ny-forensic-accounting-firm-looks-tt http://guardian.co.tt/business/business/2010/06/30/ny-forensic-accounting-firm-looks-tt A former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who specialised in conducting white-collar crime investigations throughout Canada and internationally has proposed to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar the setting up a forensic accounting office in Trinidad. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:17:14 -0500 http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2010/06/29/news/news6.txt http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2010/06/29/news/news6.txt After 20 years as director of Western Kentucky University’s Forensic Team and nine national championships, Judy Woodring is retiring Thursday and will be replaced by associate director Jace Lux, the university announced Monday. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:16:42 -0500 http://www.reporternews.com/news/2010/jun/29/abilene-forensics-lab-remains-busy/ http://www.reporternews.com/news/2010/jun/29/abilene-forensics-lab-remains-busy/ The Abilene Police Department’s forensic crime lab processes thousands of pieces of evidence a year, and thanks to a larger lab and new state-of-the-art equipment, the job is being done more efficiently. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:11:01 -0500 http://jacksonville.fbi.gov/febg.htm http://jacksonville.fbi.gov/febg.htm The Jacksonville Division of the FBI initiated an investigation of the Federal Employee Benefits Group (FEBG) and its founder, Kenneth Wayne McLeod (now deceased). Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:46:42 -0500 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/forensic-accountants-crucial-in-gulf-oil-spill-97382739.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/forensic-accountants-crucial-in-gulf-oil-spill-97382739.html SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Forensic accountants will be instrumental on who gets how much money from the $20 billion fund set aside by BP as we approach the 71st day of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:00:28 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gjkF-iGOvS6PQ7llAsUgCb8fmdAg http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gjkF-iGOvS6PQ7llAsUgCb8fmdAg ANKARA — All but two of the nine Turks killed in an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship were shot more than once, and five died from bullet wounds to the head, according to forensic reports. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:25:41 -0500 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mumbai/Viscera-sent-for-battery-of-tests/articleshow/6103815.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mumbai/Viscera-sent-for-battery-of-tests/articleshow/6103815.cms MUMBAI: Forensic experts at the Cooper post-mortem centre have asked for tests to be conducted on model Viveka Babajee's uterus. The 37-year-old former Miss Mauritius had committed suicide at her Bandra flat on Friday. A battery of tests will be conducted at the state forensic laboratory in Kalina. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:25:17 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=1388 http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=1388 A few months ago, a small escrow firm from California was targeted by cyber criminals that managed to transfer almost $400,000 from the firm's bank account to a number of accounts throughout the world and the U.S. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:16:40 -0500 http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/DNA-shorts-crucial-link-case/article-2355154-detail/article.html http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/DNA-shorts-crucial-link-case/article-2355154-detail/article.html A FORENSIC scientist told a jury DNA found on a pair of shorts worn by a girl allegedly molested by Craig Bradley matched his profile. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:15:26 -0500 http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/news/article.exm/2010-06-28_dna_testing_for_crimes_will_be_quicker http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/news/article.exm/2010-06-28_dna_testing_for_crimes_will_be_quicker The Lake Stevens Police Department is constantly looking for ways to help the community and by contracting with DNA testing company Orchid Cellmark, they will be able to process DNA evidence from property crimes faster and more efficiently. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:13:31 -0500 http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=475792 http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=475792 An Edinburg teacher and a college student from Alamo are facing criminal charges after being arrested in a sting operation to catch on-line child sex predators. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:10:48 -0500 http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/5915/cybersecurity-protect-the-internet-but-how http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/5915/cybersecurity-protect-the-internet-but-how Since late last year, members of the U.S. Congress have introduced no less than 34 different bills dealing with information security and Internet policy. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:10:32 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-naval-academy-cybersecurity-20100628,0,4653137.story http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-naval-academy-cybersecurity-20100628,0,4653137.story To better train future cyberwarriors, the U.S. Naval Academy is approaching senior Navy officials to gauge interest in commissioning a new building to house the Center for Cyber Security Studies on the school's campus, academy officials said Monday. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:09:56 -0500 http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/forensic-examination-post-mortems-underway-after-brothers-shot-dead-in-dublin-463471.html#ixzz0sFNzcOSt http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/forensic-examination-post-mortems-underway-after-brothers-shot-dead-in-dublin-463471.html#ixzz0sFNzcOSt Gardaí are today beginning a forensic examination of the scene where two brothers were gunned down while sitting in a car in west Dublin last night. Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/forensic-examination-post-mortems-underway-after-brothers-shot-dead-in-dublin-463471.html#ixzz0sFO7Ebu5 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:09:29 -0500 http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/06/28/Forensic-cellphone-tools-needed/UPI-44721277763773/ http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/06/28/Forensic-cellphone-tools-needed/UPI-44721277763773/ CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 28 (UPI) -- Cellphones can provide valuable clues for solving crimes but the technology is complex and the current tools limited, U.S. experts say. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:08:50 -0500 http://www.salisburypost.com/News/062910-Mock-CSI-qcd http://www.salisburypost.com/News/062910-Mock-CSI-qcd To succeed in business, you’ve got to work as part of a team, follow the right procedures and know how to use state-of-the-art tools. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:08:33 -0500 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=the-forensic-medicine-report-was-released-for-mavi-marmara-raid-2010-06-29 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=the-forensic-medicine-report-was-released-for-mavi-marmara-raid-2010-06-29 Several of the victims of the Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla were shot in the head from above, presumably from a helicopter, according to the forensics report released Monday by a human rights group. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:08:14 -0500 http://www.news4jax.com/news/24068391/detail.html http://www.news4jax.com/news/24068391/detail.html Mastho Davis Could Face Life In Prison In Ponte Vedra Woman's 2007 Rape Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:58:19 -0500 http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/28/1705439/human-remains-found-along-us-27.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/28/1705439/human-remains-found-along-us-27.html A man driving south on U.S. 27 through Broward County Monday stopped to take a break and made a startling discovery: a clothed skeleton. Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/28/1705439/human-remains-found-along-us-27.html#ixzz0sBgcl8FX Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:58:00 -0500 http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/06/28/high-courts-big-ruling-for-gun-rights/ http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/06/28/high-courts-big-ruling-for-gun-rights/ In its second major ruling on gun rights in three years, the Supreme Court Monday extended the federally protected right to keep and bear arms to all 50 states. The decision will be hailed by gun rights advocates and comes over the opposition of gun control groups, the city of Chicago and four justices. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:00:51 -0500 James Carafano: Are we ready for a cyber-Pearl Harbor? Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Are-we-ready-for-a-cyber-Pearl-Harbor_-97269379.html#ixzz0s9z08ka2 James Carafano: Are we ready for a cyber-Pearl Harbor? Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Are-we-ready-for-a-cyber-Pearl-Harbor_-97269379.html#ixzz0s9z08ka2 In 1997, the Department of Defense led an exercise called Eligible Receiver. A team of cyber-experts was given three months to plan and execute an attack on unclassified computer systems using commonly available hardware and software. The red team came from a not-to-be-named shadowy agency -- but we know it was the National Security Agency. Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Are-we-ready-for-a-cyber-Pearl-Harbor_-97269379.html#ixzz0s9zHYORC Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:59:30 -0500 http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/lieberman-cybersecurity-bill-goes-senate-floor/2010-06-28 http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/lieberman-cybersecurity-bill-goes-senate-floor/2010-06-28 It's up to the full Senate now to evaluate the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 after the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved an amended version of the bill June 24. Read more: Lieberman cybersecurity bill goes to Senate floor - FierceGovernmentIT http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/lieberman-cybersecurity-bill-goes-senate-floor/2010-06-28#ixzz0s9yeoz8L Subscribe: http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/signup?sourceform=Viral-Tynt-FierceGovernmentIT-FierceGovernmentIT Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:57:00 -0500 http://www.detnews.com/article/20100628/METRO01/6280350/1026/Wayne-County-prosecutor-teams-with-Ohio-college-on-cold-cases http://www.detnews.com/article/20100628/METRO01/6280350/1026/Wayne-County-prosecutor-teams-with-Ohio-college-on-cold-cases Detroit -- The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office is partnering with Defiance College in Ohio for a pilot program that will use students to help solve cold cases. From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100628/METRO01/6280350/1026/Wayne-County-prosecutor-teams-with-Ohio-college-on-cold-cases#ixzz0s9yPrNuD Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:56:03 -0500 http://www.rgj.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280312/1321/news/Reno-police-unit-helps-crime-victims-cope http://www.rgj.com/article/20100628/NEWS/6280312/1321/news/Reno-police-unit-helps-crime-victims-cope When a Reno mother and her two children, 6 and 8, were released from a hospital, they did not have to return to their apartment on Doreen Court where they suffered a May 14 knife attack. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:28:51 -0500 http://www.seattlepi.com/local/422426_topcop27.html http://www.seattlepi.com/local/422426_topcop27.html The city's next police chief John Diaz welcomes the new challenge - but knows it won't be easy. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:28:36 -0500 http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/rick-scott-medicaid-hca/2010/06/27/id/363201 http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/rick-scott-medicaid-hca/2010/06/27/id/363201 Just what was Rick Scott’s role in the largest ripoff of taxpayers in the history of Medicare and Medicaid? Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:27:19 -0500 http://www.fox4kc.com/news/sns-ap-mo--torsofound,0,254044.story http://www.fox4kc.com/news/sns-ap-mo--torsofound,0,254044.story WARRENTON, Mo. (AP) — Six years after a headless torso was found at a roadside park in eastern Missouri, the identity of the victim, and details about the crime, remain a mystery. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:27:02 -0500 http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/06/fbi-issues-warning-latest-phone-scam-targets-bank-accounts/ http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/06/fbi-issues-warning-latest-phone-scam-targets-bank-accounts/ Washington, D.C. (Jun 27) – Phishing web sites are nothing new online nor the phishing emails millions receive each day. Phishing is the illegal acquisition via nefarious methods to obtain personal information about an individual. Bogus e-mails, giving out too much personal information on the telephone, and trolling social networking web sites are just some of the ways criminals gain access to information one assumes remains private. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:26:47 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/science/27dna.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/science/27dna.html ST. LOUIS — Scientists and animal rights advocates have enlisted DNA evidence to do for man’s best friend what the judicial system has long done for human crime victims. They have created the country’s first dog-fighting DNA database, which they say will help criminal investigators piece together an abused animal’s history by establishing ties among breeders, owners, pit operators and the animals themselves. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:19:38 -0500 http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/10512-pageant-entrants-acid-attackers-linked-to-rival-competitor-semana.html http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/10512-pageant-entrants-acid-attackers-linked-to-rival-competitor-semana.html An investigative report by Colombian magazine Semana suggests that the assailants responsible for an acid attack on beauty pageant entrant Maria Fernanda Nuñez have links to one her rival pageant competitors. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:17:59 -0500 http://www.executivegov.com/2010/06/fbi-names-new-assistant-director-in-charge-for-ny-division/ http://www.executivegov.com/2010/06/fbi-names-new-assistant-director-in-charge-for-ny-division/ FBIJanice K. Fedarcyk has been named as assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York division, the agency announced yesterday. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:14:08 -0500 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/06/25/2010-06-25_geezer_bandit_strikes_again_elderly_robber_pulls_off_11th_california_bank_heist.html http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/06/25/2010-06-25_geezer_bandit_strikes_again_elderly_robber_pulls_off_11th_california_bank_heist.html The geriatric Butch Cassidy blazing a trail along the Southern California coast pulled off his 11th bank robbery Thursday, the FBI said. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/06/25/2010-06-25_geezer_bandit_strikes_again_elderly_robber_pulls_off_11th_california_bank_heist.html#ixzz0rskL2AFH Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:13:34 -0500 http://www.lakewyliepilot.com/2010/06/23/767393/rare-innocence-hearing-for-ga.html http://www.lakewyliepilot.com/2010/06/23/767393/rare-innocence-hearing-for-ga.html A federal judge heard new testimony Wednesday in the case of a Georgia death row inmate given a rare chance by the U.S. Supreme Court to prove his innocence nearly 20 years after a jury convicted him of killing a police officer. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:46:55 -0500 http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100625/NEWS01/6250316/1060 http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100625/NEWS01/6250316/1060 MANSFIELD — The 18-year-old Mansfield man charged with forcible rape who argued last week for release because his request for a speedy trial had not been met has received more than he expected. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:44:38 -0500 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100624/NEWS010701/6250365/DNA-on-bandana-leads-to-arrest http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100624/NEWS010701/6250365/DNA-on-bandana-leads-to-arrest A robber used a white bandanna to hide his face - but it ended up revealing who he was through the DNA he left on it, police say. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:43:27 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/assignment_7&id=7519328 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/assignment_7&id=7519328 PALO ALTO, CA (KGO) -- Bay Area environmentalists and scientists have been keeping a close eye on those international whaling talks going on this week in Morocco. The commission has focused heavily on whale hunting. Meanwhile, one Stanford biologist believes that DNA research could be critical to protecting the future of the species. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:43:13 -0500 http://www.itpro.co.uk/624622/london-teens-arrested-in-relation-to-7-8m-cyber-crime http://www.itpro.co.uk/624622/london-teens-arrested-in-relation-to-7-8m-cyber-crime The Metropolitan Police has arrested two London teenagers suspected of being behind an 8,000-strong online cyber crime forum. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:42:51 -0500 http://www.bioworld.com/servlet/com.accumedia.web.Dispatcher?next=bioWorldHeadlines_article&forceid=54932 http://www.bioworld.com/servlet/com.accumedia.web.Dispatcher?next=bioWorldHeadlines_article&forceid=54932 As a Florida native, I was intrigued by an NPR story about fraudulent fish. Or more specifically, using DNA to identify exactly which fish is on my platter. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:41:28 -0500 http://guardian.co.tt/business/business/2010/06/25/forensic-accounting-under-microscope http://guardian.co.tt/business/business/2010/06/25/forensic-accounting-under-microscope A sharp rise in financial issues will lead topics at an international conference in The Bahamas next week, set to gather hundreds of accounting and other professionals for discussions on trends in the field. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:41:07 -0500 http://www.examiner.com/x-43367-International-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m6d25-Joran-van-der-Sloot-DNA-testing-for-skin-found-under-Peru-murder-victims-fingernails http://www.examiner.com/x-43367-International-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m6d25-Joran-van-der-Sloot-DNA-testing-for-skin-found-under-Peru-murder-victims-fingernails June 25, 2010 - Police in Peru said Thursday they found skin underneath the fingernails of the 21-year-old student killed in a Lima, Peru hotel room last month. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:40:32 -0500 http://neworleans.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/no062410.htm http://neworleans.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/no062410.htm Defendants Charged with Taking Bribes in Connection with Matters Before the Council Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:09:46 -0500 http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ho062410.htm http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ho062410.htm HOUSTON—Bassey Essien and Ebong Akpan, of Houston, have been charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy, multiple counts of health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicaid through the fraudulent billing for adult urinary incontinence supplies, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:09:25 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/June/10-crm-739.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/June/10-crm-739.html A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tenn., has indicted 26 members and associates of the violent gang known as the Bloods, for various charges, including conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, assault resulting in serious bodily injury in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to use and carry firearms during and in relation to crimes of violence, and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine, cocaine, hydromorphone and marijuana. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:21:14 -0500 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/albany_deadly_dna_law_delay_kerVkAq4LtpgO7CvEbFBmL http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/albany_deadly_dna_law_delay_kerVkAq4LtpgO7CvEbFBmL DNA is one of the most powerful tools of modern crime-fighting -- but New York lawmakers have been reluctant to let law-enforcement officials use its full potential. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/albany_deadly_dna_law_delay_kerVkAq4LtpgO7CvEbFBmL#ixzz0rmWl01ak Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:42:00 -0500 http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/mumbai/Mumbai-police-test-their-own-men-s-DNA/Article1-562297.aspx http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/mumbai/Mumbai-police-test-their-own-men-s-DNA/Article1-562297.aspx It is rare for the police in India to collect DNA samples on a mass scale in a bid to find a killer. But the Mumbai police have done just that. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:38:04 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hBbjKAmlgsR0xdNlcMQl8mYOT8lgD9GHG9M01 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hBbjKAmlgsR0xdNlcMQl8mYOT8lgD9GHG9M01 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's leading newspaper publisher must pay the consequences if genetic tests show the children she adopted three decades ago were stolen from prisoners of the dictatorship, a leading human rights activist says. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:33:16 -0500 http://www.spamfighter.com/News-14628-Cyber-Criminals-Exploit-SEO-Techniques-to-Propagate-Malware.htm http://www.spamfighter.com/News-14628-Cyber-Criminals-Exploit-SEO-Techniques-to-Propagate-Malware.htm As per a blog post by the security firm 'Sunbelt Software' in the second week of June 2010, scammers are taking advantage of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to improve the ranking of links leading to malicious websites visited by Google users in search of hot trendy topics. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:29:33 -0500 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/24/earlyshow/main6613649.shtml http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/24/earlyshow/main6613649.shtml (CBS) This morning in Washington, D.C., internet safety experts and other witnesses will tell a congressional committee about the growing problem of bullying, both in school and online. Dr. Phil McGraw, host of "The Dr. Phil Show," will be testifying at the hearing. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:27:43 -0500 http://www.indianexpress.com/news/coming-up-a-police-university-open-to-civilians-too/637722/ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/coming-up-a-police-university-open-to-civilians-too/637722/ People with an interest in criminology need not restrict themselves to thrillers and television. A police university, the first of its kind, is coming up, probably in Mumbai, and will provide formal degrees in subjects ranging from investigation to forensic science. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:26:36 -0500 http://detroit.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/de062210a.htm http://detroit.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/de062210a.htm A Texas man pleaded guilty today in the murder-for-hire of a Troy, Michigan couple, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:11:30 -0500 http://www.joe.ie/003002/1/1/story/5-things-you-never-knew-about-cold-cases http://www.joe.ie/003002/1/1/story/5-things-you-never-knew-about-cold-cases A real life cold case has hit the headlines with the gory details of Brian McGrath's death coming to light at the ongoing trial of Vera McGrath and Colin Pinder. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:10:39 -0500 http://www.thenassauguardian.com/bixex/99503131063457.php http://www.thenassauguardian.com/bixex/99503131063457.php A sharp rise in financial issues will lead topics at an international conference in The Bahamas next week, set to gather hundreds of accounting and other professionals for discussions on trends in the field. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:09:24 -0500 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/deadly-chemical-lost-in-transit-14852915.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/deadly-chemical-lost-in-transit-14852915.html Questions have been asked after a package containing a highly toxic chemical was lost during delivery to the Northern Ireland Forensic Science laboratory. Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/deadly-chemical-lost-in-transit-14852915.html#ixzz0rm9NOUyP Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:09:03 -0500 http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=412687 http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=412687 WORKERS at the Forensic Pathology Unit in Mthatha are using bizarre tools to conduct postmortems because of a shortage of equipment. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:08:20 -0500 http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=15427 http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=15427 June 23, 2010 · Forensic accounting students at West Virginia University got a taste of what it’s like to go on a raid in search of criminal evidence Wednesday. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:07:53 -0500 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/applied-dna-sciences-and-bilcare-technologies-sign-agreement-to-provide-a-new-security-system-enabling-real-time-portable-forensic-authentication-2010-06-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp http://www.marketwatch.com/story/applied-dna-sciences-and-bilcare-technologies-sign-agreement-to-provide-a-new-security-system-enabling-real-time-portable-forensic-authentication-2010-06-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. /quotes/comstock/11k!apdn (APDN 0.05, 0.00, 0.00%) , a provider of DNA-based security solutions, and Bilcare Technologies, inventors of the nonClonableID(TM), announced a definitive agreement to market an integrated version of their technologies to provide a unique multi-layered security for brand protection, anti-counterfeiting and logistic and provenance control. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:07:34 -0500 http://www.uticaod.com/archive/x383297472/13-year-old-charged-with-murder-in-Yorkville-childs-death http://www.uticaod.com/archive/x383297472/13-year-old-charged-with-murder-in-Yorkville-childs-death A 13-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of a 2-year-old child while he babysat her over the weekend at her Yorkville home, state police officials announced this afternoon. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:25:49 -0500 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/330854,yields-72-bone-fragments.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/330854,yields-72-bone-fragments.html Washington - Remains of victims have been discovered in the rubble of the World Trade Center nearly nine years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a news report said. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:22:41 -0500 http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/23/dogfighting.dna.database/ http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/23/dogfighting.dna.database/ (CNN) -- It's a familiar scenario: When clues are scarce, witnesses won't talk and police are stymied, they turn to DNA. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:22:19 -0500 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15357241 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15357241 SAN FRANCISCO—The manager of the San Francisco Police Department's backlogged DNA laboratory has resigned. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:21:39 -0500 http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/22/fbi-calif-hacker-extorted-racy-videos-from-female-victims/ http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/22/fbi-calif-hacker-extorted-racy-videos-from-female-victims/ In the eyes of authorities, Luis Mijangos was a skilled computer hacker on a rampage. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:17:31 -0500 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100622/0037549910.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100622/0037549910.shtml US Copyright Group, which is really DC-based law firm Dunlap, Grubb and Weaver, has made a lot of news recently for unleashing thousands of lawsuits on people it accuses of infringing on copyrights, in an effort not to stop infringement, but to send out "pre-settlement letters" to get people to pay up to avoid the lawsuits. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:16:10 -0500 http://www.timesleader.com/news/Man_says_he__lsquo_blanked_out_rsquo__during_shooting_06-23-2010.html http://www.timesleader.com/news/Man_says_he__lsquo_blanked_out_rsquo__during_shooting_06-23-2010.html W-B homicide defendant charged with killing his wife testifies that a loaded gun was kept in the house. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:14:46 -0500 http://sanjuan.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/sj062210.htm http://sanjuan.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/sj062210.htm WASHINGTON—Puerto Rico Senator Hector Martinez Maldonado and Juan Bravo Fernandez, the former president of one of the largest private security firms in Puerto Rico, have been charged in an indictment returned today by a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico for their alleged roles in a bribery scheme involving legislation beneficial to Bravo Fernandez’ business, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:13:42 -0500 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jun/22/rapists-going-free-doctors-errors http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jun/22/rapists-going-free-doctors-errors Vital clues being missed due to shortage of fully trained forensic experts, according to British Medical Association Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:13:08 -0500 http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/rumours-prompt-chip-shop-owner-fund-probe/article-2335041-detail/article.html http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/rumours-prompt-chip-shop-owner-fund-probe/article-2335041-detail/article.html BUSINESSMAN John Walker, whose chip shop restaurant was wrecked in the Dartmouth town centre blaze, has rejected rumours that the fire started in his shop. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:12:47 -0500 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/sandisk-sd-card-can-store-tamper-proof-photos-for-100-years/36151 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/sandisk-sd-card-can-store-tamper-proof-photos-for-100-years/36151 SanDisk has started shipping a SD card that writes once and can store images and data for at least 100 years. The SD card is being used by police for tamper-proof forensic image archiving and SanDisk plans to target other industries. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:09:39 -0500 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20008352-504083.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20008352-504083.html NEW YORK (CBS) Crime scene photos obtained by 48 Hours | Mystery and published exclusively by Crimesider show the crime scene in the Lima, Peru hotel room where Stephany Flores was murdered. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:22:30 -0500 http://mansfield.htnp.com/2010/06/22/attorney-general-leads-multistate-investigation-of-google%E2%80%99s-unauthorized-collection-of-data-broadcast-over-wifi-networks/ http://mansfield.htnp.com/2010/06/22/attorney-general-leads-multistate-investigation-of-google%E2%80%99s-unauthorized-collection-of-data-broadcast-over-wifi-networks/ Atty. General Richard Blumenthal announced Monday [June 21] that his office will lead a multistate investigation into Google Street Views’ unauthorized collection of personal data from wireless computer networks. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:21:17 -0500 http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100621-712072.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesEurope http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100621-712072.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesEurope WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)-- The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said it has opened an investigation into the causes of the April 20 explosion of a drilling rig leased by BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) to explore for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:20:47 -0500 http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100622/NEWS/6220311 http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100622/NEWS/6220311 Seemingly done in by DNA recovered from a child molestation that he was sentenced to 45 years for last year, Dorris W. Merriweather III accepted a plea bargain with Allen County prosecutors Friday for a 2003 child molestation in which authorities say he left the victim for dead. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:19:22 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iszulffmDhkQRe_wbMMOZdjK1OwAD9GGB2U00 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iszulffmDhkQRe_wbMMOZdjK1OwAD9GGB2U00 ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson has proposed roughly doubling New York's DNA database to include samples from even low-level offenders, making it the first in the nation to so broadly collect and use this evidence to solve crimes and exonerate people wrongly convicted. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:18:15 -0500 http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/06/21/1089491/cheektowaga-man-exonerated-of.html http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/06/21/1089491/cheektowaga-man-exonerated-of.html It took 26 years for Douglas Pacyon to clear his name after being convicted of a 1984 rape and serving almost seven years in prison for an attack he didn't commit. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:15:42 -0500 http://www.itpro.co.uk/624499/cyber-crime-appears-to-fall-despite-world-cup http://www.itpro.co.uk/624499/cyber-crime-appears-to-fall-despite-world-cup MessageLabs' figures show levels of email-based cyber crime falling, but illicit online activity may not have dropped at all. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:14:15 -0500 http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225700914&subSection=News http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225700914&subSection=News SMBs rank information loss and online attacks as their leading worries with more than 40% losing data in the past year and more than 70% victimized by cyberattacks. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:13:55 -0500 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/06/ex-slaughterhouse-boss-sentenced-to-27-years-for-fraud/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/06/ex-slaughterhouse-boss-sentenced-to-27-years-for-fraud/1 The former boss of one of the nation's biggest kosher slaughterhouses is being sentenced to 27 years in prison and ordered to pay $31 million in restitution for his conviction on 86 charges of financial fraud. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:04:01 -0500 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Jun/22/Accuity_Contributes_to_Internet_Fraud_Alert_Project_in_Support_of_NCFTA%27s_Ongoing_Fight_against_Online_Fraud.html http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Jun/22/Accuity_Contributes_to_Internet_Fraud_Alert_Project_in_Support_of_NCFTA%27s_Ongoing_Fight_against_Online_Fraud.html Industry Leaders Partner on Development of Early Reporting and Information Sharing Program for Compromised Data Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:03:01 -0500 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Ranchi/Handwriting-in-suicide-note-was-of-Nirupama-says-forensic-report/articleshow/6078505.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Ranchi/Handwriting-in-suicide-note-was-of-Nirupama-says-forensic-report/articleshow/6078505.cms RANCHI: Delhi journalist Nirupama Pathak, who was found dead in her Jharkhand home on April 29, had herself written her suicide note, the forensic report has confirmed. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:02:40 -0500 http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100622_11_A9_TheTul428716 http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100622_11_A9_TheTul428716 The Tulsa Police Department's forensic laboratory director was fired Friday on allegations of "incompetence, inefficiency and gross neglect of duty," police records show. Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100622_11_A9_TheTul428716 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:01:52 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_10350000/newsid_10353100/10353130.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_10350000/newsid_10353100/10353130.stm Real ecstasy pills have almost vanished from Britain's clubs over the last two years, an investigation for Radio 1 Newsbeat suggests. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:41:34 -0500 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/forensicsoft-announces-release-of-safe-block-win7-and-safe-block-vista-96793979.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/forensicsoft-announces-release-of-safe-block-win7-and-safe-block-vista-96793979.html Today, ForensicSoft releases two new versions of its popular software write-blocking product SAFE Block, now available for Microsoft's Windows 7 and Vista operating systems. SAFE Block is a software write blocker that replaces all hardware write-blockers. By installing SAFE Block on your field and lab computers, you have a proven forensically-sound write-blocking solution with complete control over all connected disks. Used by federal, state, local and foreign law enforcement, military, intelligence, as well as private forensic examiners, consulting firms, IT security and litigation support professionals, SAFE Block facilitates the quick and safe acquisition and analysis of any disk or flash storage media attached to your Windows PCs. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:40:52 -0500 http://www.pressdistribution.net/11153/forensic-loan-audits-help http://www.pressdistribution.net/11153/forensic-loan-audits-help It mау nοt bе іn thе headlines, bυt wе аƖƖ realize thе housing meltdown continues іn 2010. Foreclosure rates аrе stubbornly high, despite ѕο many efforts tο reduce thеm. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:40:29 -0500 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7843193/Mystery-of-Ned-Kellys-skull-to-be-solved-by-scientists.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7843193/Mystery-of-Ned-Kellys-skull-to-be-solved-by-scientists.html Australians have been asked to help scientists determine whether a skull thought to belong to the outlaw Ned Kelly is genuine or not. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:40:11 -0500 http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/96802729.html http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/96802729.html BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) -- DNA tests have cleared the name of Douglas Pacyon, who served a prison term in the 1980's for sexual assault. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:39:47 -0500 http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE65G2TJ20100617 http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE65G2TJ20100617 REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - The remains of former chess champion Bobby Fischer, who died two years ago in Iceland, will be dug up to settle a paternity claim, Iceland's Supreme Court has ruled. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:07:23 -0500 http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/jun/17/non-violent-criminals-are-linked-dna-violent-crime/ http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/jun/17/non-violent-criminals-are-linked-dna-violent-crime/ SAN DIEGO — The California Attorney General's office says DNA samples, taken from people arrested for non-violent felonies, have helped police identify many violent criminals. This information could bolster the case for Proposition 69. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:07:07 -0500 http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s1609739.shtml http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s1609739.shtml A 77-year-old man from Florida was arraigned today for bludgeoning a blind Rochester woman to death back in 1972. The case also bridges two generations in the RPD. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:06:49 -0500 http://news.discovery.com/animals/dogfighting-dna-database-helps-nab-criminals.html http://news.discovery.com/animals/dogfighting-dna-database-helps-nab-criminals.html It’s rare to catch a dog fighter in the middle of an actual fight, so when investigators are trying to convict suspected dog fighters, they need all the evidence they can get. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:06:26 -0500 http://washingtondc.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/wfo061610.htm http://washingtondc.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/wfo061610.htm WASHINGTON—Lee Bentley Farkas, the former chairman of a private mortgage lending company, Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), was arrested last night in Ocala, Fla., and charged in a 16-count indictment for his alleged role in a more than $1.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank, one of the 50 largest banks in the United States in 2009, and TBW, one of the largest privately held mortgage lending companies in the United States in 2009. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:04:31 -0500 http://www.indystar.com/article/20100617/NEWS02/6170404/1272/LIVING07/Body-found-buried-in-home-s-backyard http://www.indystar.com/article/20100617/NEWS02/6170404/1272/LIVING07/Body-found-buried-in-home-s-backyard Victim's sister had reported him missing; partner is arrested. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:04:07 -0500 http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/jun/16/caravaggio-italy-remains-ravenna-art http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/jun/16/caravaggio-italy-remains-ravenna-art He killed a man, brawled constantly, rowed with patrons and fled justice while revolutionising painting with his chiaroscuro style. Now, as if to underline how dramatic Caravaggio's short life was, researchers say he may have quite literally died for his art. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:00:59 -0500 http://www.turnto23.com/news/23921998/detail.html http://www.turnto23.com/news/23921998/detail.html BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Wednesday, released a detailed forensic analysis showing that DNA collected at arrests -- even for non-violent offenses -- is "cracking cold cases" by providing positive identification of suspects in violent crimes such as rape, murder and robbery. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:00:32 -0500 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/17/BA7V1E04AJ.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/17/BA7V1E04AJ.DTL (06-16) 14:17 PDT HILLSBOROUGH -- A Hillsborough man was arrested after he shot and killed a longtime friend, the first homicide in the wealthy Peninsula enclave in six years, police said Wednesday. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:53:23 -0500 http://newark.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nk061610.htm http://newark.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nk061610.htm Defendants from Eight New Jersey Counties Allegedly Attempted to Defraud Lenders out of $5.5 Million Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:50:46 -0500 http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/crime/s/1245281_villain_caught_redhanded_by_photograph http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/crime/s/1245281_villain_caught_redhanded_by_photograph A hapless villain was caught when forensic experts matched a picture of his hand holding stolen watches to his fingerprint record. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:41:33 -0500 http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1187666.html http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1187666.html Mentally ill man moves from IWK to forensic hospital, could get passes Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:39:24 -0500 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/home_family/was-there-a-sexual-assault-were-drugs-involved-lab-tests-provide-some-answers-96513934.html http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/home_family/was-there-a-sexual-assault-were-drugs-involved-lab-tests-provide-some-answers-96513934.html TORONTO - Toxicological and DNA tests done on samples taken from people who suspect they were drugged and then sexually assaulted lend support to their belief. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:38:47 -0500 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7057319.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7057319.html Local law enforcement agencies that have had to wait six months or longer for forensic test results from overworked crime labs will soon be able to turn to a new crime lab in The Woodlands for help solving cases. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:21:30 -0500 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=critique-of-forensic-psychopathy-scale-delayed-by-lawsuit http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=critique-of-forensic-psychopathy-scale-delayed-by-lawsuit Does an academic's use of legal threats to stop a critical paper from being published subvert the peer review process, which is fundamental to modern scientific research? Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:20:27 -0500 http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100616/NEWS02/306169887 http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100616/NEWS02/306169887 The Erie County District Attorney's Office has located 42 sexual assault cases dating back to 2002 that involved the work of forensic examiner Rhonda Henderson, the Erie nurse whose findings have been drawn into question by national experts. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:20:00 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jpfQBqhC5e_k4rsYJi1nVM7_KNIQD9GCLGR00 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jpfQBqhC5e_k4rsYJi1nVM7_KNIQD9GCLGR00 NEW YORK — The ex-boyfriend of a police forensic investigator whose naked body was found tied to a bed in a pool of blood apologized to the woman's family before he was sentenced Wednesday to between 29 and 37 years in prison for killing her. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:19:01 -0500 http://www.nwda.co.uk/news--events/press-releases/201001/child-protection-for-msn.aspx http://www.nwda.co.uk/news--events/press-releases/201001/child-protection-for-msn.aspx Isis Forensics, a Lancaster University spin out company based in InfoLab21, with the support of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and InfoLab21’s Knowledge Business Centre, has launched a £54,000 Research and Development project to develop next generation child protection technologies that can be run on mobile phones. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:49:48 -0500 http://www.thespec.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/789943 http://www.thespec.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/789943 Teen's independence the ultimate insult to domineering man Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:45:42 -0500 http://www.finextra.com/community/fullblog.aspx?id=4168 http://www.finextra.com/community/fullblog.aspx?id=4168 According to the January 2010 report from the National Fraud Authority, fraud now costs the UK an eye watering £30 billion a year. 58% of fraud is committed in the private sector with tax fraud hitting £15.2 billion, and, in the private sector, financial services companies and organisations are said to suffer yearly losses of £3.8 billion through crimes including mortgage and insurance fraud, online banking, cheque and card fraud. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:45:20 -0500 http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Sexual-abuse-workers-celebrate-20-years-in-the-525163.php http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Sexual-abuse-workers-celebrate-20-years-in-the-525163.php STAMFORD -- When Maureen Ornousky got her first sexual assault case as a young prosecutor in the state's attorney's office at state Superior Court in Stamford, there were no independent witnesses, no physical evidence and no timeline. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:41:59 -0500 http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/bexar_death_row_inmate_found_dead_96444184.html http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/bexar_death_row_inmate_found_dead_96444184.html Ronnie Neal, convicted in the November 2004 robbery, rape and death of Robbins Academy schoolteacher Diane Tilly, was found dead this weekend in his state prison cell, Bexar County officials confirmed Tuesday. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:41:03 -0500 http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/824133 http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/824133 Domineering father and son plead guilty to strangling rebellious teenager Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:38:48 -0500 http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=941284 http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=941284 TROY -- It was a grisly murder scene. Bloodstained walls. A dead drug dealer. His pretty young girlfriend, who may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, was found slain by his side. Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=941284#ixzz0r1UPBlqQ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:37:46 -0500 http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100616/News01/6160371/-1/googleNews http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100616/News01/6160371/-1/googleNews Every month members of the Cass County Task Force get together for a day or two to sharpen their crime scene investigation skills. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:36:50 -0500 http://baltimore.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ba061510.htm http://baltimore.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ba061510.htm Took Sexually Explicit Photographs of Two Girls—One Learning Disabled and One Autistic Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:36:19 -0500 http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1996831,00.html?xid=rss-topstories http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1996831,00.html?xid=rss-topstories In a case in Wichita, Kansas which has garnered national attention, Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda, the local doctor-and-nurse team are accused of running a large-scale "pill mill" and dispensing prescriptions that led to the drug-related deaths of 68 patients. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:22:21 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gTJioKmEcYR7qOaIAsX9CmwOy0VgD9GBQDS04 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gTJioKmEcYR7qOaIAsX9CmwOy0VgD9GBQDS04 LANGLEY, Ark. — The grim recovery of bodies after flash flooding tore through a western Arkansas campground was nearing its end Tuesday, as officials awaited DNA tests to confirm that a young girl killed by the rising waters was the final victim. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:49:16 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i3BQNDYIpp_Q-bxLeLJUOykdVbQAD9GBRL801 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i3BQNDYIpp_Q-bxLeLJUOykdVbQAD9GBRL801 DALLAS — A Texas judge has ordered DNA testing on a strand of hair that was the only physical evidence linking a death row inmate to the murder for which he was executed 10 years ago. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:48:59 -0500 http://www.executivegov.com/2010/06/lynn-cyber-attack-would-affect-u-s-canadian-links/ http://www.executivegov.com/2010/06/lynn-cyber-attack-would-affect-u-s-canadian-links/ Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III met with Canadian National Security Advisor Marie-Lucie Morin to discuss cooperation efforts for a cyber defense strategy between the two nations at a meeting in Ottowa, Canada. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:44:56 -0500 http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo061510.htm http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo061510.htm United States Attorney Loretta E. Lynch announced today four separate indictments charging 17 individuals for their participation in health care fraud and money laundering schemes in the Eastern District of New York. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:44:20 -0500 http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Saville-Report-Hazy-memories-make.6362778.jp http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Saville-Report-Hazy-memories-make.6362778.jp Despite its expansive, expensive pursuit of the truth, Saville's pursuit of the truth is hampered by the limits of the human mind, writes SAM McBRIDE Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:43:17 -0500 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dog-fighting-dna-database-breaks-new-ground-in-crackdown-on-animal-cruelty-96390719.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dog-fighting-dna-database-breaks-new-ground-in-crackdown-on-animal-cruelty-96390719.html NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's first criminal dog-fighting DNA database has been established by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), The Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO) and the Louisiana SPCA (LA/SPCA), and will be maintained at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Veterinary Genetics Laboratory. Known as the Canine CODIS (Combined DNA Index System), the database is designed to help the criminal justice system investigate and prosecute dog fighting cases and address the growing problem of dog fighting using 21st century technology. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:42:02 -0500 http://eon.businesswire.com/portal/site/eon/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100615006974&newsLang=en http://eon.businesswire.com/portal/site/eon/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100615006974&newsLang=en BURLINGTON, Mass.& REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Pixel Forensics, Inc., a leading provider of multimedia technologies and solutions, today announces the hiring of Jeff Karnes as Chief Executive Officer and the appointment of Paul Lego, Jay Allen Sears, and Richard Upton to its Board of Advisors. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:41:42 -0500 http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/06/14/14389141.html http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/06/14/14389141.html When the blood on the aluminum storm door was swabbed after a vicious attack on a London truck driver, London police had no idea it would be seven years before there would be a DNA match. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:14:04 -0500 http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/The-predator-you-know-523702.php http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/The-predator-you-know-523702.php DANBURY -- As child sex abuse cases go, it was an almost textbook investigation, Detective Sgt. Mark Williams recalled. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:12:36 -0500 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/0614/Amanda-Knox-not-guilty-says-Italian-mafioso http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/0614/Amanda-Knox-not-guilty-says-Italian-mafioso Amanda Knox is serving a 26-year sentence for murder in Italy. Will new testimony – and forensic evidence – be enough to overturn her conviction? Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:11:15 -0500 http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2010/06/14/conroe_courier/news/forensic061510.txt http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2010/06/14/conroe_courier/news/forensic061510.txt Montgomery County leaders are looking into creating a medical examiner’s office now that the current forensic center is shutting its doors. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:09:24 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iF3DDnO9V_kd_YSo5gbZg8Pj7-8AD9G98D980 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iF3DDnO9V_kd_YSo5gbZg8Pj7-8AD9G98D980 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The FBI has arrested the alleged ringleader of a violent drug-trafficking ring suspected of ordering five recent murders, an agent said Friday. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:38:07 -0500 http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225600458&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225600458&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News A formal request to preserve all documents related the disclosure of 114,000 email addresses of Apple iPad owners has been issued to Gawker as part of an FBI investigation. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:36:48 -0500 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-dnadatabase,0,523192.story http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-dnadatabase,0,523192.story WHEATON, Ill. — A state database is still missing about 20,000 DNA samples from convicted felons that could be key to solving crimes. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:36:04 -0500 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/sheriff-collecting-fewer-fingerprints-because-of-budget-cuts.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/sheriff-collecting-fewer-fingerprints-because-of-budget-cuts.html The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is collecting less fingerprint evidence because of budget cuts. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:26:41 -0500 http://republicanherald.com/news/cause-of-deer-lake-fire-still-under-investigation-1.844750 http://republicanherald.com/news/cause-of-deer-lake-fire-still-under-investigation-1.844750 DEER LAKE - The cause of a fatal fire late Saturday afternoon is under investigation, according to Troopers Mark Demko and Joseph Burns, state police fire marshals with the Frackville barracks. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:26:17 -0500 http://www.ocregister.com/news/cruelty-253197-link-animal.html http://www.ocregister.com/news/cruelty-253197-link-animal.html A mounting body of evidence points to a link between animal abuse “and serious crimes of more narrowly human concern, including illegal firearms possession, drug trafficking, gambling, spousal and child abuse, rape and homicide,” the New York Times Magazine reports today. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:25:57 -0500 http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100614/jsp/bengal/story_12563010.jsp http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100614/jsp/bengal/story_12563010.jsp Calcutta, June 13: The Central Forensic Laboratory has sought another set of blood samples from the next of kin of those assumed dead in the Jnaneswari Express tragedy, sparking fears of a further delay in identifying as many as 46 bodies. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:25:38 -0500 http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/96278563.html http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/96278563.html When he sexually assaulted her, the little girl's older male acquaintance also licked her body. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:21:37 -0500 http://durangoherald.com/sections/Features/Columnists/Coroners_Report/2010/06/14/Bite_mark_identification_questioned/ http://durangoherald.com/sections/Features/Columnists/Coroners_Report/2010/06/14/Bite_mark_identification_questioned/ I don't think Detective Mark Furman planted O.J. Simpson's glove at Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson's murder scene. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:21:15 -0500 http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=5840 http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=5840 The UN’s chief scientific advisor, who was senior forensics advisor for exhumations in both Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia in 1996 and subsequently directed investigations for the Special Court of Sierra Leone, has spoken at a conference on Forensics hosted by The University of Manchester. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:20:58 -0500 http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/headlines/8217535.New_evidence_in_20_year_taxi_driver_murder_mystery/ http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/headlines/8217535.New_evidence_in_20_year_taxi_driver_murder_mystery/ FRESH forensic evidence could lead detectives to the killer of an Oxford taxi driver two decades after he was murdered. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:20:25 -0500 http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/forensic-medicine-department-in-coma/181333.html http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/forensic-medicine-department-in-coma/181333.html CHENNAIl The largest mortuary in the State will easily qualify for being the worst maintained for housing the dead. Its badly-lit rooms, peeling walls, dripping roofs, primitive tools, poor cold storage facility, highly unsanitised environment and the gut-wrenching stench have turned the mortuary at the government general hospital (GGH) in Chennai into Hell’s Chamber. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:20:00 -0500 http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=940884&category=OPINION http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=940884&category=OPINION The June 6 editorial, "Surprise, you're a suspect," on "partial match" DNA raises two issues that I would like to address. Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=940884&category=OPINION#ixzz0qpim9SZU Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:19:40 -0500 http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2010/06/11/fbi-contacts-gawker-probe-atampt-ipad-data-breach http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2010/06/11/fbi-contacts-gawker-probe-atampt-ipad-data-breach New York - Valleywag blog publisher Gawker Media says that the FBI has contacted it with questions regarding its publishing of details of a security hole in AT&T's website that exposed the email addresses of some 114,000 Apple iPad owners. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:05:58 -0500 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/australians-tricked-out-of-70m-in-scams-20100611-y2px.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/australians-tricked-out-of-70m-in-scams-20100611-y2px.html Australians were tricked out of almost $70 million in online scams such as the "phony porn ploy" last year. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:04:56 -0500 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2010/06/argentina-dirty-war-dna-tests.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2010/06/argentina-dirty-war-dna-tests.html Two siblings adopted by a powerful media family in Argentina are undergoing DNA testing against their will to determine whether their biological parents were victims of the country's dark "dirty war," The Times reports. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:03:06 -0500 http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100611/NEWS01/6110330/DNA+from+dead+suspect+solves+28-year-old+murder http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100611/NEWS01/6110330/DNA+from+dead+suspect+solves+28-year-old+murder The murder of an elderly Longmont woman found dead in Larimer County nearly 28 years ago has been solved, thanks to DNA evidence, according to an organization that tracks unsolved homicides in Colorado. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:02:20 -0500 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D9G8KQ900.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D9G8KQ900.html A judge threw out a motion Wednesday that sought depositions of Lubbock police who worked on the investigation that led to the wrongful rape conviction of a man who later died in prison. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:02:01 -0500 http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/06/10/14340201.html http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/06/10/14340201.html The Scarborough home where a Vietnamese gangster likely was murdered and then put in a cement-filled barrel has yielded fresh clues, Toronto Police say. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:59:57 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g_oEHZSGVWNYVu61y-69RrX48g6QD9G987J00 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g_oEHZSGVWNYVu61y-69RrX48g6QD9G987J00 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A California woman faces charges Friday along with her Oregon son after body parts from her husband washed up on the banks of the Sacramento River over several months. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:57:33 -0500 http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100610/NEWS01/6100386/Corning+s+master+of+splatter+still+draws+eager+students http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100610/NEWS01/6100386/Corning+s+master+of+splatter+still+draws+eager+students CORNING -- Herbert MacDonell knows so much about blood, you might think he's a vampire. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:55:37 -0500 http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100611/NEWS01/6110317/Remains-at-least-10-years-old http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100611/NEWS01/6110317/Remains-at-least-10-years-old It could be months before Caddo authorities know the gender and possible age of the person whose remains were found scattered behind an office building near downtown Shreveport. But officials say the person has been dead at least 10 years. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:51:36 -0500 http://gantdaily.com/2010/06/11/pccd-awards-fra-funds-to-help-state-police-streamline-forensic-rape-kit-processing/ http://gantdaily.com/2010/06/11/pccd-awards-fra-funds-to-help-state-police-streamline-forensic-rape-kit-processing/ HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency has awarded $162,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to the Pennsylvania State Police for new equipment that will enable crime investigators to process and analyze forensic rape kits in a shorter period of time. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:50:17 -0500 http://govconwire.com/2010/06/fridays-featured-job-cyber-forensic-analyst-at-bae/ http://govconwire.com/2010/06/fridays-featured-job-cyber-forensic-analyst-at-bae/ BAE Systems is seeking a full time Cyber Forensics Analyst. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:49:45 -0500 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-09/rothstein-gets-50-years-for-1-2-billion-fraud-update3-.html http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-09/rothstein-gets-50-years-for-1-2-billion-fraud-update3-.html June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Former South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein was sentenced to 50 years in prison for using his law firm to run a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme that financed a lavish lifestyle, bankrolled his firm and bought political influence. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:23:27 -0500 http://www.allgov.com/Controversies/ViewNews/Surprise__FBI_Figures_Show_Border_Cities_Less_Violent_than_Rest_of_US_100610 http://www.allgov.com/Controversies/ViewNews/Surprise__FBI_Figures_Show_Border_Cities_Less_Violent_than_Rest_of_US_100610 Is the United States’ side of the border with Mexico a region of dwindling crime and violence, or an exploding threat to American national security? Statistics would say it’s the former, but political rhetoric the latter. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:08:25 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=7489410 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=7489410 SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Officials are investigating whether an Orange County man suspected of rape in Arizona may have sexually assaulted other women across the country. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:00:47 -0500 http://www.thedailysound.com/061010DNA http://www.thedailysound.com/061010DNA A DNA match led to the arrest of a man suspected of brutally beating a woman and attempting to rape her three years ago in the bushes near Santa Barbara City College, authorities said. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:00:21 -0500 http://www.freep.com/article/20100610/NEWS04/6100429/Ex-con-arrested-in-killing-of-man-84 http://www.freep.com/article/20100610/NEWS04/6100429/Ex-con-arrested-in-killing-of-man-84 DNA evidence aids police in Feb. slaying Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:59:54 -0500 http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2010/06/07/next-in-forensics-bacterial-fingerprints.html http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2010/06/07/next-in-forensics-bacterial-fingerprints.html While its widespread application in law enforcement is still years away, scientists at the University of Colorado, Boulder have developed a technique that can match the “personal” bacteria on an individual’s hands and fingers with bacteria deposited on computer keyboards and mice. Once perfected, the process eventually could become another tool in the forensics arsenal, along with fingerprint and DNA analysis. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:54:49 -0500 http://www.northjersey.com/news/96029089_Police_officials_learn_about_cyber_crime.html http://www.northjersey.com/news/96029089_Police_officials_learn_about_cyber_crime.html The Saddle Brook Police Department and the United States Asian American Law Enforcement Foundation, Fairleigh Dickinson University held a police seminar on June 1 to discuss and educate police members about the realities of cyber crime. The event was run in coordination with the visiting of the Royal Thai police delegation over Memorial Day weekend. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:51:31 -0500 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atc-releases-a-mobile-version-of-p2p-marshal-called---field-edition-96043779.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atc-releases-a-mobile-version-of-p2p-marshal-called---field-edition-96043779.html ITHACA, N.Y., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- ATC-NY has released its latest tool to fight cyber crime - P2P Marshal "Field Edition," which runs from a USB drive. P2P Marshal is a computer forensics tool which automatically detects, extracts and analyzes P2P evidence on hard drives. The software-only version, "Forensic Edition," is installed and runs on an investigator's workstation to analyze a mounted disk image. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:51:03 -0500 http://www.dailytech.com/More+Efficient+Sensors+Could+Lead+to+Advances+in+Crime+Scene+Forensics+Medical+Diagnostics+/article18651.htm http://www.dailytech.com/More+Efficient+Sensors+Could+Lead+to+Advances+in+Crime+Scene+Forensics+Medical+Diagnostics+/article18651.htm New method for detecting particles kicks the old technology to the curb. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:50:43 -0500 http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/no-forensic-exam-for-accused-murderer-todd-pink-20100609-ms http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/no-forensic-exam-for-accused-murderer-todd-pink-20100609-ms CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - He's charged with murdering his girlfriend with a gun and killing her little boy with a meat cleaver, but for now an insanity plea does not appear to be part of his defense strategy. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:10:13 -0500 http://kansascity.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/kc060810.htm http://kansascity.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/kc060810.htm KANSAS CITY, KS—Fifteen residents of Leavenworth, Kansas are charged with drug trafficking in two federal indictments unsealed Monday, U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch said today. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:07:30 -0500 http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo060810.htm http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo060810.htm NEW YORK—Sixteen defendants were charged today with various counts of kidnapping in aid of a racketeering enterprise, narcotics trafficking, robbery and firearms possession, announced Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Venizelos, the Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the FBI, and Raymond W. Kelly, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:06:07 -0500 http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/threat-cyber-war-exaggerated/2010-06-09 http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/threat-cyber-war-exaggerated/2010-06-09 Conflating cyber attacks with threat of cyber war runs the risk of turning over control of the Internet to the Defense Department or intelligence agencies, said Bruce Schneier, the well-known security technologist. Read more: Is the threat of cyber war exaggerated? - FierceGovernmentIT http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/threat-cyber-war-exaggerated/2010-06-09#ixzz0qObKUxh8 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:00:48 -0500 http://www.wbaltv.com/news/23845773/detail.html http://www.wbaltv.com/news/23845773/detail.html BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. -- Baltimore County police indicted a man who is already serving a life sentence in prison after DNA linked him to the 1997 rape of a 12-year-old girl. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:00:23 -0500 http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/09/williams.dna.test/?hpt=C1 http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/09/williams.dna.test/?hpt=C1 Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Almost 30 years ago, when Wayne Williams went on trial in two deaths that became known as the Atlanta child murders, DNA testing was not yet a staple of courtroom science. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:59:36 -0500 http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100609-708914.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100609-708914.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested seven people Wednesday in connection with an alleged "boiler room" operation in midtown Manhattan, including a purported member of the Bonnano organized crime family. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:58:51 -0500 http://www.wncftv.com/promos/95960719.html http://www.wncftv.com/promos/95960719.html WLTZ - Leaders are trying to make it quicker in getting results back. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:56:41 -0500 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/uspto-awards-key-patent-to-adf-solutions-for-digital-forensics-95970944.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/uspto-awards-key-patent-to-adf-solutions-for-digital-forensics-95970944.html BETHESDA, Md., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ADF Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of forensic triage tools for computers and peripherals, is pleased to announce that it has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office pertaining to methods of searching forensic data. The patent has critical applications for forensic triage, cyber-security, cyber-intelligence, digital forensics, and e-discovery. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:56:10 -0500 http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/23845512/detail.html http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/23845512/detail.html BOULDER, Colo. -- A year-long investigation has led to the arrest of a senior citizen who police said had child pornography on his computer. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:55:49 -0500 http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9G7OAK80 http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9G7OAK80 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal agents and a forensic accountant who played key roles in the investigation that brought down Minnesota businessman Tom Petters were honored Tuesday for their work in uncovering the $3.7 billion Ponzi scheme — the largest financial crime in state history. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:58:34 -0500 http://www.wiltonvillager.com/story/487465 http://www.wiltonvillager.com/story/487465 WILTON -- Scientifically, nothing more can be done with forensic evidence in the Nicholas Parisot homicide, according to Wilton Police. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:53:32 -0500 http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/story.aspx?id=468042 http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/story.aspx?id=468042 GENESEE COUNTY -- The man accused of torturing and murdering 4-year old Dominick Calhoun will head to trial. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:53:12 -0500 http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2010/06/08/hp-cyber-protection-system.aspx http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2010/06/08/hp-cyber-protection-system.aspx HP Enterprise Services will furnish the Air Force with a new command and control system capable of boosting its cyber defense capabilities under a one-year, $9 million contract. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:11:38 -0500 http://www.ydr.com/ci_15251181 http://www.ydr.com/ci_15251181 STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—A cybersecurity sweep at Penn State found the Social Security numbers of another 25,000 individuals may have been exposed to a security breach because of infected computers. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:11:22 -0500 http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewsco/Wrongly.imprisoned.man.2.1739985.html http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewsco/Wrongly.imprisoned.man.2.1739985.html FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) ― The city of Fort Collins has approved a $5.9 million lawsuit by a man who served nearly 10 years in prison for murder before he was released based on DNA evidence. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:09:33 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKXxMr8bsqnMXwXSdngFnb7worpAD9G791P00 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKXxMr8bsqnMXwXSdngFnb7worpAD9G791P00 TRENTON, N.J. — Preliminary DNA tests found no evidence of semen on a 7-year-old New Jersey girl who police said was gang-raped after her stepsister sold her for sex. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:08:49 -0500 http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/07/1999846/ex-fbi-agent-writes-about-the.html http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/07/1999846/ex-fbi-agent-writes-about-the.html In this stunning autobiography, former FBI undercover agent Robert K. Wittman details his 20-year career investigating the murky world of art theft. Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/07/1999846/ex-fbi-agent-writes-about-the.html#ixzz0qImO5YYS Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:07:04 -0500 http://www.corrections.com/news/article/24763-new-laboratory-contract-to-increase-efficiency-in-the-department-of-corrections-medical-forensics-division http://www.corrections.com/news/article/24763-new-laboratory-contract-to-increase-efficiency-in-the-department-of-corrections-medical-forensics-division (Concord, NH) The New Hampshire Department of Corrections announces that a new laboratory has been contracted to provide on-site testing and screening for all inmate medical and forensics examinations and diagnoses. In May, the Governor and Executive Council awarded the two-year contract to Spectra Laboratories, Inc., of Milpitas, California. Services began on June 1, 2010. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:05:52 -0500 http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-06-07/expert_faults_autopsies_in_deaths http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-06-07/expert_faults_autopsies_in_deaths WICHITA — The medical examiner's practice of only doing an external exam when a toxicology report showed evidence of drugs makes it impossible to determine the actual cause of numerous deaths for which prosecutors blame a Kansas doctor, another doctor testified Monday. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:04:55 -0500 http://www.wltz.com/news/local/95900314.html http://www.wltz.com/news/local/95900314.html The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences is down 18 scientist for a number of reasons. Michael Sparks, Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, said they've had a budget decrease statewide because of the economy. The forensics department has 11 locations statewide, but its headquarters are located in Auburn. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:04:39 -0500 http://boston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/bs060710.htm http://boston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/bs060710.htm PROVIDENCE, RI—Three former North Providence, R.I., town councilmen pleaded not guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to indictments charging them with bribery and extortion, it was announced by U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha. Joseph S. Burchfield, Raymond L. Douglas III, and John A. Zambarano were indicted by a federal grand jury on May 27, 2010. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:01:13 -0500 http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ho060410.htm http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ho060410.htm HOUSTON—A former bank branch manager and an auto dealer have pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud a Houston-area bank of more than $2.5 million through a check kiting scheme, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:19 -0500 http://idm.net.au/blog/007876-accessdata-unveils-mobile-forensics http://idm.net.au/blog/007876-accessdata-unveils-mobile-forensics AccessData is giving computer forensics investigators a sneak peek at its new "Mobile Phone Examiner Plus" ("MPE +") touch screen field tablet at the Techno Security conference next week in California. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:59:10 -0500 http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id=34374 http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id=34374 In an abandoned mine in central Mexico, 77 bodies in an advanced state of decomposition were found. The mine shaft, near the famed city of Taxco in the state of Guerrero, is more than 450 feet deep and is located in the oldest mining center in the New World. According to Mexico’s Forensic Medical Service, most of the bodies showed signs of being bound by the hand and blindfolded. The bodies were found by authorities following the arrest of 15 hired killers in Iguala, Guerrero. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:57:29 -0500 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7145669.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7145669.ece Mexican police have discovered six bodies with their hearts cut out in an underground cave on the outskirts of Cancun, apparently victims of a wave of drug violence between rival cartels. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:10:47 -0500 http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2010/June/theuae_June210.xml&section=theuae http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2010/June/theuae_June210.xml&section=theuae SHARJAH - The police on Monday arrested the Bangladeshi girlfriend of a Pakistani man whose body parts were found in two suitcases dumped in a pickup van in Rolla Square on Saturday. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:09:59 -0500 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/sorenson-forensics-partners-with-trimega,1332023.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/sorenson-forensics-partners-with-trimega,1332023.shtml LONDON & SALT LAKE CITY - (Business Wire) Sorenson Forensics today announced that it is collaborating with Trimega Laboratories as part of its expert scientific team to genetically identify victims of the Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771, who died May 12, 2010 when the airline’s Airbus 330-200 plane crash-landed at Tripoli Airport. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:08:38 -0500 http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/06/07/scotland-opens-forensic-science-centre-40089154/ http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/06/07/scotland-opens-forensic-science-centre-40089154/ A £23.3m purpose-built forensic science centre, that will also be a base for 30 IT specialists, has opened in Dundee. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:07:36 -0500 http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2010/06/07/story15185504t0.shtm http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2010/06/07/story15185504t0.shtm The new £23.3 million police forensics lab in Dundee was officially opened today, providing cutting-edge facilities for over 130 crime analysis specialists (writes Graeme Bletcher). Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:53:33 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/10257399.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/10257399.stm A multi-million pound forensic laboratory providing many of the latest crime-fighting technologies has been opened in Dundee. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:48:53 -0500 http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=489954 http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=489954 Like most states, New York collects DNA from those convicted of serious criminal offenses. But Governor David Paterson wants to dramatically expand the practice to include those convicted of almost all offenses, including misdemeanors. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:48:30 -0500 http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/ponzi-schemer-scott-rothstein-says-hes-been-working-undercover-for-fbi/1100464 http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/ponzi-schemer-scott-rothstein-says-hes-been-working-undercover-for-fbi/1100464 Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, the Fort Lauderdale lawyer who spent the past five years handing out millions of dollars in campaign contributions to Florida politicians, says he has spent the past few months working undercover for the FBI. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:46:36 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/arts/design/07wittman.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/arts/design/07wittman.html For 15 years, until his retirement in 2008, Mr. Wittman — the author of a rollicking memoir, “Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures,” released last week by Crown Publishers — was the driving force behind the F.B.I.’s efforts to pursue art thieves, a fledgling program that grew into a formal Art Crime Team under his leadership, though the team is still tiny compared with its counterparts in Europe. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:46:09 -0500 http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x1910028921/The-shooting-of-Bobby-Stacy-Case-is-a-forensic-puzzle-of-tire-tracks-bullet-paths http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x1910028921/The-shooting-of-Bobby-Stacy-Case-is-a-forensic-puzzle-of-tire-tracks-bullet-paths This story was originally publsihed in The Joplin Globe on Sunday, June 6. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:51:18 -0500 http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/07/1667163/exhumed-bones-may-offer-clues.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/07/1667163/exhumed-bones-may-offer-clues.html Authorities have begun exhumations in Guatemala, hoping to provide answers to family members of those killed in the nation's civil war. Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/07/1667163/exhumed-bones-may-offer-clues.html#ixzz0qAuxLqfN Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:50:54 -0500 http://www.bioresearchonline.com/article.mvc/DNA-Free-Consumables-For-Forensic-Sample-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO http://www.bioresearchonline.com/article.mvc/DNA-Free-Consumables-For-Forensic-Sample-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO Micronic Europe BV has introduced a range of new storage tubes (0.50ml, 0.75ml, 1.10ml and 1.40ml) and capping products that absolutely secure the long term integrity of DNA samples for forensic analysis. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:50:22 -0500 http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article446616.ece http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article446616.ece Cyber security experts in the National Informatics Centre (NIC) were left red-faced and also silently impressed by a small time Desk Top Publishing operator, when he managed to dodge through the firewalls to hack into NIC servers. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:33:36 -0500 http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/06/04/fbi-and-microsoft-team-snags-malware-providers/ http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/06/04/fbi-and-microsoft-team-snags-malware-providers/ Last week, the FBI announced indictments against individuals allegedly involved in the distribution of the WinFixer family of malware. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:32:44 -0500 http://citizensvoice.com/news/fbi-contacts-more-local-school-districts-1.830014 http://citizensvoice.com/news/fbi-contacts-more-local-school-districts-1.830014 The FBI has contacted two additional Luzerne County school districts to ask about transportation providers, bringing the total to seven districts. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:29:48 -0500 http://www.gpb.org/news/2010/06/04/fbi-expands-srs-lab http://www.gpb.org/news/2010/06/04/fbi-expands-srs-lab AUGUSTA, Ga. - The FBI has been working with the Savannah River lab since 2006, using the facility to do forensics on evidence that has been exposed to radiation. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:29:04 -0500 http://www.lakewyliepilot.com/2010/06/04/746752/police-dozens-of-guns-found-in.html http://www.lakewyliepilot.com/2010/06/04/746752/police-dozens-of-guns-found-in.html COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Authorities have found dozens of guns in the home of a white South Carolina man accused of shooting and killing a black man, then dragging his body more than 10 miles down country roads, the state police chief said Friday. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:28:23 -0500 http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/04/1992427/dna-hit-leads-to-statutory-rape.html http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/04/1992427/dna-hit-leads-to-statutory-rape.html A 26-year-old Lexington, Mo., man has been charged with statutory rape and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl eight years ago in Independence. Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/04/1992427/dna-hit-leads-to-statutory-rape.html#ixzz0pufNoFfv Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:08:40 -0500 http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/060310-sex-abuse-investigations-more-efficient http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/060310-sex-abuse-investigations-more-efficient MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Some of the youngest victims in Shelby County won't be victims of the system anymore. The Memphis Child Advocacy Center is helping investigators of crimes against children be more efficient. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:05:39 -0500 http://www.prlog.org/10715882-us-loan-auditors-dispels-confusion-in-the-marketplace-with-irvine-based-usa-loan-auditors.html http://www.prlog.org/10715882-us-loan-auditors-dispels-confusion-in-the-marketplace-with-irvine-based-usa-loan-auditors.html PR Log (Press Release) – Jun 03, 2010 – SACRAMENTO – US Loan Auditors, the premier forensic real estate loan auditing firm serving California residents, has received reports of confusion in the marketplace about a similarly named firm out of Irvine, Calif. doing business as USA Loan Auditors. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:05:02 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/world/europe/04impunity.html?src=me http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/world/europe/04impunity.html?src=me MAGAS, Russia — Only one spectator showed up for the final hearing in the killing of Magomed Yevloyev. He was a broad-beamed, ruddy-faced man in a carefully pressed black suit, and once in the courtroom he removed his tall fur hat, set it on the bench beside him and waited for a chance to speak. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:02:23 -0500 http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/Who-put-womans-body-in-garbage-tote http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/Who-put-womans-body-in-garbage-tote Autopsy continues, no conclusions reached yet Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:00:49 -0500 http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=581318&publicationSubCategoryId=200 http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=581318&publicationSubCategoryId=200 MANILA, Philippines - The examination of the controversial 60 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines will not delay the declaration of the next president and vice-president by next week. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:00:26 -0500 http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/06/04/news/doc4c087f78199e9687424731.txt http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/06/04/news/doc4c087f78199e9687424731.txt ALBANY — A report by the state Inspector General accuses a forensic analyst from Averill Park of using her state computer to look up confidential information about others some 200 times, many of those in an effort to help a relative win a custody battle. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:59:57 -0500 http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/02/1988894/jackson-appears-in-court-on-18.html http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/02/1988894/jackson-appears-in-court-on-18.html Bernard Jackson was arraigned Wednesday on 18 felonies stemming from four Waldo-area sexual assaults in the 1980s. Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/02/1988894/jackson-appears-in-court-on-18.html#ixzz0pndo4LCC Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:18:34 -0500 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Forensic-proof-helps-lifer-walk-out-of-prison/articleshow/6005588.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Forensic-proof-helps-lifer-walk-out-of-prison/articleshow/6005588.cms MUMBAI: Four years after a 50-year-old farm worker was arrested for the murder of his co-worker, modern scientific tools of investigation have come to his rescue. The Bombay high court recently relied on a chemical analyser test report to acquit and Jamsing Barela and quash the life imprisonment awarded to him by a trial court. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:54:25 -0500 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/03/AR2010060301737.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/03/AR2010060301737.html TACOMA, Wash. -- A Washington state medical examiner says a gunman who killed a Tacoma teacher committed suicide and was not killed by a shot from a sheriff's deputy's gun. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:53:46 -0500 http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp?S=12584779 http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp?S=12584779 LIVINGSTON, TX (KTRE) - Polk County prosecutors are fed up. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:53:00 -0500 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/new-accessdata-mobile-phone-forensics,1327651.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/new-accessdata-mobile-phone-forensics,1327651.shtml Today, AccessData announced that it will be giving computer forensics investigators a sneak peek at its new "Mobile Phone Examiner Plus" ("MPE +") touch screen field tablet. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:49:32 -0500 http://fcw.com/articles/2010/06/02/web-tsa-enterprise-cyber-forensics.aspx http://fcw.com/articles/2010/06/02/web-tsa-enterprise-cyber-forensics.aspx Agency wants data on enterprise cyber forensics system products Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:48:49 -0500 http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/03/1314825/fbi-expanding-forensic-lab-at.html http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/03/1314825/fbi-expanding-forensic-lab-at.html AIKEN, S.C. — The FBI is expanding its South Carolina lab used to examine radiological evidence. Read more: http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/03/1314825/fbi-expanding-forensic-lab-at.html#ixzz0pnUrXi3j Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:43:00 -0500 http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8198563.Tests_reveal_tissue_is_that_of_missing_Shelley/ http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8198563.Tests_reveal_tissue_is_that_of_missing_Shelley/ Police have revealed that human tissue recovered from the River Aire over the weekend is that of Bradford woman Shelley Armitage. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:42:13 -0500 http://www.wbur.org/2010/06/02/dorchester-reaction http://www.wbur.org/2010/06/02/dorchester-reaction BOSTON — Nicole Macfarland was sitting on her front stoop Sunday with her family. Suddenly, she heard shots. She ran and found a boy bleeding on the ground. It was her neighbor. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:52:20 -0500 http://ifawebnews.com/2010/06/02/expert-20-percentof-deepwater-horizon-insurance-claims-could-be-phony/ http://ifawebnews.com/2010/06/02/expert-20-percentof-deepwater-horizon-insurance-claims-could-be-phony/ More than a decade ago, Steven A. Rosenthal was on the front lines of the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez spill, calculating losses from nearly 30,000 individual insurance claims. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:48:57 -0500 http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_15205164 http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_15205164 LOS ANGELES - Authorities Tuesday warned area residents to be wary of various mass-marketing scams, many of which originate in other countries and are often directed at the elderly. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:46:52 -0500 http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/779999 http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/779999 Advances in forensic sciences and DNA profiling eventually caught up with Robert Badgerow, says a Hamilton prosecutor who accuses the Binbrook man of raping, strangling and drowning a 23-year-old nurse in 1981. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:09:18 -0500 http://springfield.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/si060110.htm http://springfield.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/si060110.htm A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on June 1, 2010, ANTONIO C. MCWHERTER, age 47, of Shiloh, Illinois, was sentenced in the United States District Court in East St. Louis for deprivation of civil rights. MCWHERTER pled guilty to the offense on May 27, 2010. MCWHERTER received three years’ probation with four months of home detention, fined $5,000, ordered to pay a $25 special assessment, and was ordered to pay restitution to the victim in the amount of $3,489. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:52:45 -0500 http://www.timminspress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2604667 http://www.timminspress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2604667 Forensic analysis of a rope found near Ronald Godin's slain body and of a hair found in the blood-stained trunk of the victim's car failed to match the DNA profile of the accused killer, a jury in Timmins Superior Court heard Tuesday. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:38:07 -0500 http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jun/02/police-pore-over-bones-fragments-for-clues/ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jun/02/police-pore-over-bones-fragments-for-clues/ Chattanooga police officers spent the day sifting through dirt for bone fragments after informant tips led them to an Arlington Avenue yard. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:36:19 -0500 http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2010/06/the-forensic-astronomer-donald-olson.php http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2010/06/the-forensic-astronomer-donald-olson.php Donald Olson, a physicist at Texas State University, is the world's leading practitioner of forensic astronomy - examining classic works of art and literature that include references to celestial phenomena. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:35:51 -0500 http://www.prweb.com/releases/SIRS-2/parinc/prweb4078234.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/SIRS-2/parinc/prweb4078234.htm It just became easier to identify prisoners, juvenile offenders and other members of forensic populations who are exaggerating mental disorders for personal gain. The recently released Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms, 2nd Edition (SIRS-2), evaluates feigning of psychiatric symptoms and the manner in which it is likely to occur. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:34:47 -0500 http://www.policeone.com/police-products/investigation/DNA-forensics/articles/2075234-Sorenson-passing-forensics-knowledge-on-to-Nigerian-police/ http://www.policeone.com/police-products/investigation/DNA-forensics/articles/2075234-Sorenson-passing-forensics-knowledge-on-to-Nigerian-police/ SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah — Over the past four years, Sorenson Forensics has gained a reputation among law enforcers as the place for groundbreaking work in forensic technology and for solving cold cases using sophisticated DNA identification procedures. Now, Sorenson is passing on its knowledge to other police departments around the world. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:33:43 -0500 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/01/enf_met_police/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/01/enf_met_police/ Police scientists have hailed a new technique that recently played a pivotal role in securing a murder conviction as the most significant development in audio forensics since Watergate. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:57:25 -0500 http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/02/stories/2010060253491500.htm http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/02/stories/2010060253491500.htm MANGALORE: The families of 12 persons, out of the 158 killed in the May 22 Air India Express crash, will never get the opportunity to perform the last rites of their departed kin as per their faiths. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:45:22 -0500 http://charlotte.news14.com/content/local_news/triangle/626562/house-judicial-committee-approved-dna-testing-bill http://charlotte.news14.com/content/local_news/triangle/626562/house-judicial-committee-approved-dna-testing-bill RALEIGH – North Carolina legislators are one step closer to passing a law that would allow DNA testing at the time of an arrest. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:44:08 -0500 http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/06/fmri-lie-detection-in-court/ http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/06/fmri-lie-detection-in-court/ A landmark decision has excluded fMRI lie-detection evidence from a federal court case in Tennessee. Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/06/fmri-lie-detection-in-court/#ixzz0pdVQnNYs Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:42:36 -0500 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10648946 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10648946 Backing his four-by-four into his garage one night in 2006, after returning from a drunken party in the Swiss canton of Bern, a man crushed his wife against the garage's rear wall. He called an ambulance, but she died before it reached the hospital. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:41:49 -0500 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2601896 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2601896 Provincial police say a "significant" portion of a man's dismembered body could be still out there somewhere, waiting to be found. And with it could come answers. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:40:57 -0500 http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/Application-Notes/2010/05/Standing-Up-in-a-Court-of-Law-Artel/ http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/Application-Notes/2010/05/Standing-Up-in-a-Court-of-Law-Artel/ Private forensic testing laboratory ensures data integrity with advanced calibration systems. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:39:02 -0500 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/crime/stories/060110dnmetdnacars.1ccd5ec.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/crime/stories/060110dnmetdnacars.1ccd5ec.html The Forensic Evidence Auto Recovery task force will deliver its first DNA samples next week to the lab as part of a study using genetic evidence to catch thieves involved in car theft rings. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:38:36 -0500 http://www.loansafe.org/ftc-broadens-case-against-mortgage-relief-scheme-charges-that-forensic-audits-were-unlikely-to-help-homeowners http://www.loansafe.org/ftc-broadens-case-against-mortgage-relief-scheme-charges-that-forensic-audits-were-unlikely-to-help-homeowners (LoanSafe.org) – The Federal Trade Commission has named several new defendants and added new charges concerning so-called “forensic audits” to its lawsuit against an operation that allegedly bilked homeowners who were trying to lower their mortgage payments. The action is part of an ongoing crackdown on scams that target consumers who are behind in their mortgage payments or at risk of foreclosure. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:37:39 -0500 http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/article481582.ece/DA--Forensic-backlog-turning-toxic http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/article481582.ece/DA--Forensic-backlog-turning-toxic DA health spokesman Mike Waters says the country's three state forensic chemistry laboratories have "all but collapsed". Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:36:48 -0500 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article7140951.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article7140951.ece Bones found in a river where police are searching for two Bradford prostitutes allegedly murdered by a serial killer are not human, it was revealed yesterday. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:36:17 -0500 http://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2010/052710.htm http://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2010/052710.htm Cleveland, Ohio – U.S. Marshal Peter J. Elliott announces the creation of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force’s Most Wanted list, nicknamed the “Dangerous Dozen”. Fri, 28 May 2010 10:18:17 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/May/10-crm-626.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/May/10-crm-626.html WASHINGTON – Two securities broker-dealers were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged roles in a securities fraud scheme involving several publicly traded companies, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Fri, 28 May 2010 10:04:38 -0500 http://www.startribune.com/local/94966324.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU http://www.startribune.com/local/94966324.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU I recently returned from a short trip to our country's southern border. One of the things that stood out -- in a very sad way -- was the sense of resignation among townspeople just across the Rio Grande in Mexico that corruption among their leaders is inescapable. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:45:39 -0500 http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/05/fbi_record_cache_of_porn_found.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/05/fbi_record_cache_of_porn_found.html Federal authorities are describing a bust of a 27-year-old Parkville man as the largest ever haul of child pornography ever seized in Maryland. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:44:49 -0500 http://www.indianexpress.com/news/DNA-test-results-balm-for-some-victim-families--distress-for-others/624369 http://www.indianexpress.com/news/DNA-test-results-balm-for-some-victim-families--distress-for-others/624369 Saturday’s tragedy in Mangalore might just have been compounded for the families of some victims because of mistakes in identifying bodies extracted from the destroyed aircraft. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:43:07 -0500 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/event/article/id/95271/publisher_ID/19/ http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/event/article/id/95271/publisher_ID/19/ A man convicted of killing a Milwaukee prostitute 12 years ago will soon be freed, after a new DNA test shows that he didn’t do it. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:41:44 -0500 http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/05/27/1202800/dna-match-clinches-arrest-in-rape.html http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/05/27/1202800/dna-match-clinches-arrest-in-rape.html A DNA hit led to an arrest Tuesday in a rape of a teen on Vashon Island in January. Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/05/27/1202800/dna-match-clinches-arrest-in-rape.html#ixzz0p8XyEfih Thu, 27 May 2010 08:38:08 -0500 http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/zyg/zyg108.html http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/zyg/zyg108.html Zygem has acquired Microlab Diagnostics and developed a microfluidic/DNA extraction device for rapid DNA testing in forensics, biodefence, point-of-care diagnostics and food pathogen testing. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:36:16 -0500 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/race+against+time+to+find+serial+killer+clues/3661187 http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/race+against+time+to+find+serial+killer+clues/3661187 The detective who led the investigation into the Soham murders tells Channel 4 News that police in Bradford will be trawling CCTV footage and eagerly awaiting the results of forensic tests as the clock ticks down over the time allowed to question the suspect. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:35:54 -0500 http://www.prlog.org/10700300-paraben-corporation-releases-link2-software-product.html http://www.prlog.org/10700300-paraben-corporation-releases-link2-software-product.html Paraben Corporation, a provider of digital forensics solutions, has announced the release of Paraben’s Link2; a link analysis tool for Digital Forensics investigations. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:33:45 -0500 http://www.rfid-ready.com/201005273022/bode-technology-revolutionizes-forensic-control-and-processing-of-specimens-with-proprietary-rfid-system.html http://www.rfid-ready.com/201005273022/bode-technology-revolutionizes-forensic-control-and-processing-of-specimens-with-proprietary-rfid-system.html Provider of Forensic Analysis and Services Securely Tags and Tracks Forensic Samples and Evidence from Crime Scene to Courtroom Thu, 27 May 2010 08:32:27 -0500 http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=2608&dir=2010/May/Wednesday26 http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=2608&dir=2010/May/Wednesday26 The Botswana Police Service has only one Motswana forensic pathologist and like the rest of the Southern African region, it is experiencing a shortage of forensic pathologists. The police rely heavily on developed countries for the training of these experts. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:31:43 -0500 http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/may/26/forensic-technician-fired-after-14-month-olds-body-ar-89401/ http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/may/26/forensic-technician-fired-after-14-month-olds-body-ar-89401/ COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A coroner's office employee is terminated Wednesday after a young child's body was erroneously cremated. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:31:18 -0500 http://allafrica.com/stories/201005270068.html http://allafrica.com/stories/201005270068.html The Libyan government has enlisted the help of Dutch forensic experts to identify victims from the recent plane crash that claimed the lives of two Zimbabweans in Tripoli. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:30:56 -0500 http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Murder+trial+hangs+forensics/3076931/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Murder+trial+hangs+forensics/3076931/story.html DNA , blood from victims linked to man accused of slaying two sex-trade workers, prosecutor says Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Murder+trial+hangs+forensics/3076931/story.html#ixzz0p8VyeT34 Thu, 27 May 2010 08:30:22 -0500 http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202458817357&How_Well_Does_Forensic_Evidence_Stand_Alone http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202458817357&How_Well_Does_Forensic_Evidence_Stand_Alone When the principal, and perhaps sole, proof of guilt is a forensic test, such as DNA or fingerprint matching, there is a risk that credibility inflation or a "CSI" effect might unduly influence the jury.[FOOTNOTE 1] This is a cautionary tale about the dangers of allowing convictions to rest primarily on a single type of forensic identification evidence without meaningful corroboration. Thu, 27 May 2010 08:29:58 -0500 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/05/24/daily22.html http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/05/24/daily22.html A federal grand jury has issued a 20-count indictment charging five doctors and six others with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in Sacramento and the East Bay. Read more: Local doctors indicted for health care fraud - Sacramento Business Journal Wed, 26 May 2010 13:23:19 -0500 http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=12544597 http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=12544597 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (KSLA) – A Florida woman is being charged with credit card fraud after allegedly stealing another woman's identity, and then using it to pay for bigger breasts. Wed, 26 May 2010 13:22:20 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=7460826 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=7460826 LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An autopsy is scheduled Tuesday for the husband of the late actress Brittany Murphy. Wed, 26 May 2010 13:18:53 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=7463158 http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=7463158 FAYETTEVILLE (WTVD) -- Cumberland County authorities focused their search for 42-year-old Kent Jacobs in an area off of Highway 301 near Brooklyn Circle in Fayetteville Wednesday. Jacobs was last seen on March 10, 2002. Wed, 26 May 2010 13:18:24 -0500 http://romenewswire.com/2010/05/25/fbi-violent-crime-rate-in-the-u-s-drops-for-third-year-in-a-row/ http://romenewswire.com/2010/05/25/fbi-violent-crime-rate-in-the-u-s-drops-for-third-year-in-a-row/ The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released preliminary data that indicates, for the third year in a row, that the rate of violent crime in the United States is down. Wed, 26 May 2010 10:43:24 -0500 http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100526-709877.html http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100526-709877.html NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A former Walt Disney Co. (DIS) employee and a friend have been arrested for allegedly trying to sell early access to the company's earnings, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday. Wed, 26 May 2010 10:42:40 -0500 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/05/solera-networks-launches-forensics-tool-donation-program/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/05/solera-networks-launches-forensics-tool-donation-program/1 Solera Networks announced today that it will donate a cutting-edge forensics tool, valued at $10,000, to any university or college running an accredited program to train cybersecurity professionals. Wed, 26 May 2010 10:40:33 -0500 http://www.gazettebw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6556:police-only-have-one-motswana-pathologist-&catid=18:headlines&Itemid=2 http://www.gazettebw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6556:police-only-have-one-motswana-pathologist-&catid=18:headlines&Itemid=2 The Deputy Commissioner of Police Kenny Kapinga has acknowledged that Forensic Pathology is a scarce skill. Wed, 26 May 2010 09:01:22 -0500 http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/features/Examining-ways-to-a-career.6318803.jp http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/features/Examining-ways-to-a-career.6318803.jp UP and down the country, many pupils and students are in the process of doing their exams, be it GCSEs, A-levels or degrees. Some of them may wish to pursue a career in forensic sciences, though this is notoriously difficult to get in to, because for every one vacancy, there are hundreds, even thousands, of applicants. Wed, 26 May 2010 09:00:28 -0500 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/may/26/forensic-riddles/ http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/may/26/forensic-riddles/ Murray K. Marks, Ph. D., a forensic anthropologist with the Knox County Medical Examiner’s Office, discusses his work with bones in the Regional Forensics Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Wed, 26 May 2010 08:59:07 -0500 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bode-technology-revolutionizes-forensic-control-and-processing-of-specimens-with-proprietary-rfid-system-2010-05-26?reflink=MW_news_stmp http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bode-technology-revolutionizes-forensic-control-and-processing-of-specimens-with-proprietary-rfid-system-2010-05-26?reflink=MW_news_stmp Leading Provider of Forensic Analysis and Services Securely Tags and Tracks Forensic Samples and Evidence from Crime Scene to Courtroom Wed, 26 May 2010 08:58:34 -0500 http://www.wbng.com/news/local/94869134.html http://www.wbng.com/news/local/94869134.html A forensic pathologist and the lead investigator testify in the case of a Johnson City police officer, accused of mail fraud. Wed, 26 May 2010 08:58:02 -0500 http://milwaukee.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/mw052510.htm http://milwaukee.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/mw052510.htm MADISON, WI—Stephen P. Sinnott, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Derrick Rapley, 31, Detroit, MI, was sentenced yesterday to 13 years in prison without parole by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb. Rapley previously pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute crack cocaine on St. Croix tribal lands from approximately April 2006 to June 2008. Tue, 25 May 2010 16:58:33 -0500 http://www.ky3.com/news/local/94775229.html http://www.ky3.com/news/local/94775229.html SPRINGFIFELD, Mo. -- A scam is hitting the Springfield area hard. It comes in the form of telephone calls on landlines and cellular telephones with warnings that sound somewhat legitimate. The scam tries to steal people's account information by making them think it's already been stolen. Tue, 25 May 2010 13:12:02 -0500 http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_682824.html http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_682824.html Pittsburgh has become a safer city for the third consecutive year, according to an FBI report. Tue, 25 May 2010 13:08:07 -0500 http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Black-Box-Recovered-from-Indian-Jet-Crash--94809684.html http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Black-Box-Recovered-from-Indian-Jet-Crash--94809684.html Searchers in southern India have found the flight data recorder of the Air India Express plane that crashed last week killing 158 people. Tue, 25 May 2010 13:06:37 -0500 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fox-it-products-support-etsi-lawful-interception-standard,1316131.shtml http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/fox-it-products-support-etsi-lawful-interception-standard,1316131.shtml DELFT, Netherlands - (Business Wire) Fox-IT, a specialist in solutions for IT security, lawful interception and digital forensics, today announced that its Fox DataDiode product for secure, one-way data transmission between networks fully supports the European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s (ETSI) lawful intercept standard TS 102 232, further enhancing the security levels of classified networks that receive data from CSPs and distribute information to LEAs. Tue, 25 May 2010 13:06:13 -0500 http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2010/05/25/business-profile-forensic-accountant-paul-slater-65233-26517567/ http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/legal-business/2010/05/25/business-profile-forensic-accountant-paul-slater-65233-26517567/ Tom Scotney talks to policeman turned forensic accountant Paul Slater about data mining, the SFO and why the new bribery bill will mean a new era of ‘ethical business’. Tue, 25 May 2010 13:05:41 -0500 http://www.newschannel34.com/news/local/story/New-BCC-Computer-Security-and-Forensics-Program/fwk5s8GX2ES2YOzxcfSC-w.cspx http://www.newschannel34.com/news/local/story/New-BCC-Computer-Security-and-Forensics-Program/fwk5s8GX2ES2YOzxcfSC-w.cspx Broome Community College is highlighting its new Computer Security and Forensics Program. Tue, 25 May 2010 13:04:15 -0500 http://thecrimereport.org/2010/05/25/milwaukee-reviewing-2100-homicide-cases-for-possible-new-dna-tests/ http://thecrimereport.org/2010/05/25/milwaukee-reviewing-2100-homicide-cases-for-possible-new-dna-tests/ Milwaukee County prosecutors and national experts will review the 2,100 homicide prosecutions filed in the county since 1992 in an effort to identity cases in which further DNA testing could either confirm or cast doubt upon the defendant’s guilt, District Attorney John Chisholm said yesterday, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Tue, 25 May 2010 09:20:44 -0500 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-scotus_25nat.ART.State.Edition1.9e45cc.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-scotus_25nat.ART.State.Edition1.9e45cc.html The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a Texas death row inmate should have access to evidence for DNA testing he says could clear him of three murders. Tue, 25 May 2010 09:20:11 -0500 http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/kearny/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1274768708167080.xml&coll=3 http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/kearny/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1274768708167080.xml&coll=3 KEARNY - FBI agents arrested a Kearny man Friday for allegedly returning to his former vocation as a bank robber, officials said. Tue, 25 May 2010 09:17:23 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64L1FL20100524 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64L1FL20100524 PARIS/MARSEILLE (Reuters) - France has asked Interpol for help in tracking down five paintings stolen in a 100 million euro ($125 million) art heist at a Paris museum, suggesting the artworks have already left the country. Tue, 25 May 2010 09:07:51 -0500 Regional crime lab considered by city, county Regional crime lab considered by city, county HOUSTON (KTRK) -- From a backlog of cases, to evidence sending the wrong person going to jail, for years, we've been telling you about problems at Houston's crime lab. Tue, 25 May 2010 09:06:09 -0500 http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Nationally-Known-Pathologist-At-Widmer-Retrial/1Er8sltoaEO6QsbgpmwkMA.cspx http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Nationally-Known-Pathologist-At-Widmer-Retrial/1Er8sltoaEO6QsbgpmwkMA.cspx LEBANON, Ohio -- After hearing from friends and family last week, the Ryan Widmer retrial gets deeper into the forensic and technical arguments Monday. Mon, 24 May 2010 11:09:38 -0500 http://www.executivegov.com/2010/05/fbi-announces-new-assistant-director-of-resource-planning-office/ http://www.executivegov.com/2010/05/fbi-announces-new-assistant-director-of-resource-planning-office/ The FBI announced last week that David Schlendorf will serve as the new assistant director of the Resource Planning Office, where he will lead the formulation and execution of enterprise-wide performance management and strategic planning efforts. Mon, 24 May 2010 11:07:47 -0500 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2984508/FBI-agent-who-inspired-The-Silence-Of-The-Lambs-heroine.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Features http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2984508/FBI-agent-who-inspired-The-Silence-Of-The-Lambs-heroine.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Features SHE'S the tough, blonde FBI agent who inspired Jodie Foster's character in chilling movie classic The Silence Of The Lambs. Mon, 24 May 2010 11:07:22 -0500 http://newyorknewsbreak.com/fbi-clark-rockefellers-identity-revealed-093778 http://newyorknewsbreak.com/fbi-clark-rockefellers-identity-revealed-093778 The FBI says it has conclusively identified the kidnapping suspect who calls himself Clark Rockefeller as a German man who came to the US as a youth and later adopted several aliases. (Aug. 15) Mon, 24 May 2010 11:02:59 -0500 http://www.oclnn.com/orange-county/2010-05-24/courts-crime/fbi-irvine-still-nations-safest-city-santa-ana-leads-oc-in-violent-crime http://www.oclnn.com/orange-county/2010-05-24/courts-crime/fbi-irvine-still-nations-safest-city-santa-ana-leads-oc-in-violent-crime Irvine is still the safest large city in the nation – and the city now boasts the lowest serious crime rate in its history, according to new numbers released by the FBI. Mon, 24 May 2010 10:58:15 -0500 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1280669/FBI-issue-unusual-wanted-poster-hunt-mob-killer-girlfriend-faulty-breast-implant.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1280669/FBI-issue-unusual-wanted-poster-hunt-mob-killer-girlfriend-faulty-breast-implant.html They usually pass their days doing nothing more risky than fixing crooked noses and smoothing furrowed brows. But Britain's plastic surgeons have taken on a far more dangerous challenge - helping the FBI capture one of America's Most Wanted. Mon, 24 May 2010 10:57:30 -0500 http://www.corrections.com/news/article/24500-facts-and-fiction-about-sex-offenders http://www.corrections.com/news/article/24500-facts-and-fiction-about-sex-offenders An Ohio prison intake report on sex offenders imprisoned in 1992 revealed that 2.2 percent of child molesters were strangers to their victims, and 89 percent of perpetrators had never been convicted before. Mon, 24 May 2010 10:36:43 -0500 http://topnews.us/content/220465-babies-blood-samples-used-create-dna-database http://topnews.us/content/220465-babies-blood-samples-used-create-dna-database After obtaining the proper consent of the parents of millions of newborn babies, hospitals have stored their DNA, taking blood samples in heel-prick tests to screen for serious conditions, and which held for years by some hospitals, can subsequently be accessed by the police to identify involvement in crimes. Mon, 24 May 2010 10:31:07 -0500 http://www.wxow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12531126 http://www.wxow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12531126 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A Milwaukee man might be freed from prison after new DNA evidence suggests he's innocent. Mon, 24 May 2010 10:28:04 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/May/10-enrd-603.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/May/10-enrd-603.html WASHINGTON—Aksat Denizcilik Ve Ticaret A.S., a Turkish corporation that operated the commercial ship M/T Kerim, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla., to two felony counts for knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an oil record book, which tracks pollutant discharge, the Justice Department announced. Mon, 24 May 2010 08:41:25 -0500 http://www.zigwheels.com/News/Nano-fire-mystery-solved-Car-comes-clean/Nano_20100524-1-1 http://www.zigwheels.com/News/Nano-fire-mystery-solved-Car-comes-clean/Nano_20100524-1-1 Independent forensic experts and 20-member Tata Motors team conclude that fires were isolated incidents - no recalls initiated. Safety inspections on customer cars begin from May 24 Mon, 24 May 2010 08:40:33 -0500 http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/201005230335 http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/201005230335 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Soraya McClung didn't grow up dreaming to one day be a forensics scientist but, given where she's from, some might say it was destined to be. Mon, 24 May 2010 08:39:51 -0500 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/24/2907120.htm?section=justin http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/24/2907120.htm?section=justin Forensic experts are trying to identify the remaining bodies from the Air India Express crash that killed 158 people on Saturday. Mon, 24 May 2010 08:39:29 -0500 http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/topten_052110.htm http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/topten_052110.htm Press release. Mon, 24 May 2010 08:39:08 -0500 http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=12530407 http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=12530407 (NBC) - DNA testing that for years helped solve violent crimes is getting another use in a wheels on the ground program in Dallas, Texas Mon, 24 May 2010 08:31:00 -0500 http://www.isria.com/pages/20_May_2010_288.php http://www.isria.com/pages/20_May_2010_288.php Chairwoman McCaskill, Ranking Member Brown, and other distinguished Senators. Thank you for your invitation to discuss U.S. foreign assistance programs that have and currently do support counternarcotics efforts in Central and South America. Fri, 21 May 2010 14:13:14 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/10137458.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/10137458.stm Levels of reported crime in central Scotland has fallen for the third year running, police have confirmed. Fri, 21 May 2010 13:19:53 -0500 http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE64K42R20100521 http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE64K42R20100521 BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Hundreds of Bosnian police officers raided more than 100 locations and seized large quantities of drugs and weapons, in one of the country's largest actions against organized crime, officials said Friday. Fri, 21 May 2010 13:18:09 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUEje8gCHQv2QeHsv4o5Y4MGT7_AD9FR9FB80 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUEje8gCHQv2QeHsv4o5Y4MGT7_AD9FR9FB80 ROME — Italian organized crime prosecutors received a boost Friday from a top U.S. justice official in their campaign against a bill designed by Premier Silvio Berlusconi's government to drastically tighten restrictions on electronic eavesdropping. Fri, 21 May 2010 13:12:24 -0500 http://gothamist.com/2010/05/21/ex-boyfriend_pleads_guilty_to_killi.php http://gothamist.com/2010/05/21/ex-boyfriend_pleads_guilty_to_killi.php Queens DA Richard Brown announced that the ex-boyfriend of a NYPD criminologist who was found dead in her Sunnyside apartment last year pleaded guilty to her murder. Gary McGurk, 24, told a judge yesterday, "I struck the victim Michelle Lee in the head with a hammer" four times, and, when asked what his relationship was with her, he answered, "Long-time friends, you honor." Fri, 21 May 2010 13:11:59 -0500 http://www.examiner.com/x-28218-Mortgage-Examiner~y2010m5d21-Financial-Fraud-one-of-the-most-glaring-threats-facing-the-US-economy http://www.examiner.com/x-28218-Mortgage-Examiner~y2010m5d21-Financial-Fraud-one-of-the-most-glaring-threats-facing-the-US-economy Mortgage fraud investigations by the FBI increased 400% in 2009, according to an Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) report on fraud and insider abuse. Fri, 21 May 2010 13:09:50 -0500 http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0521/fbi-probed-sfs-harvey-milk-george-moscone-prior-murders/ http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0521/fbi-probed-sfs-harvey-milk-george-moscone-prior-murders/ Federal agents were investigating the late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and the late mayor of San Francisco George Moscone for alleged political corruption when both men were murdered in November 1978, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation files. Fri, 21 May 2010 13:08:29 -0500 http://www.lohud.com/article/20100521/NEWS04/5210324/-1/newsfront/DNA-from-toothbrush-implicates-man-in-Kent-burglary http://www.lohud.com/article/20100521/NEWS04/5210324/-1/newsfront/DNA-from-toothbrush-implicates-man-in-Kent-burglary KENT — Town police used a toothbrush to charge a suspect in a burglary. Fri, 21 May 2010 13:07:58 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gzwgi2SbsUG6momSmI0oRvUhcIQwD9FQOKJO0 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gzwgi2SbsUG6momSmI0oRvUhcIQwD9FQOKJO0 ZAGREB, Croatia — A month ago, a mother and father identified a body in a morgue as their daughter's. A funeral was held and the family mourned its loss. But it turned out that 39-year-old Tea Buric was still alive. This week police found her when they showed up at an apartment in the southern city of Split to investigate a report of domestic violence. Fri, 21 May 2010 13:06:38 -0500 http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2588475 http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2588475 A forensic scientist found no gunshot residue in a Cadillac linked to an alleged narcotics distributor, the jury of a murder trial heard Thursday. Fri, 21 May 2010 13:06:17 -0500 http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/george-s-behonick-phd-dabft-honored-for-accomplishments-in-forensic-toxicology-152436.php http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/george-s-behonick-phd-dabft-honored-for-accomplishments-in-forensic-toxicology-152436.php INDIANAPOLIS, IN, May 21, 2010 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- George S. Behonick, Ph.D., DABFT, Toxicologist for AIT Laboratories, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of forensic toxicology. Fri, 21 May 2010 13:05:53 -0500 http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-fbi-crime-fighters-use-digital-data-story,0,5514701.story http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-fbi-crime-fighters-use-digital-data-story,0,5514701.story Go inside the North Texas Regional Computer Forensics Lab Fri, 21 May 2010 13:05:17 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jpfQBqhC5e_k4rsYJi1nVM7_KNIQD9FQQOS00 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jpfQBqhC5e_k4rsYJi1nVM7_KNIQD9FQQOS00 NEW YORK — The ex-boyfriend of a police forensic investigator whose naked body was found tied to a bed in a pool of blood pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in her death. Fri, 21 May 2010 12:54:27 -0500 http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/8817/forensics-advances-change-korean-living-standards-and-justice-system-expectations-within- http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/8817/forensics-advances-change-korean-living-standards-and-justice-system-expectations-within- Research that will refine the science of forensics in Korea is geared to receive a substantial increase. A new division will be created by The National Institute of Scientific Investigation (NISI) to complement their announced 48.5 billion won spending to refine Korea's criminal investigation techniques and raise the standard of DNA analysis for this science. Wed, 19 May 2010 09:06:39 -0500 http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=12505749 http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=12505749 LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - More and more police departments are using the Internet to help bolster their resources by letting folks report crime online. Lubbock Police Captain Greg Stevens tells us there are a lot of benefits to getting an online reporting system, and it's definitely a goal at the department. Wed, 19 May 2010 09:02:28 -0500 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7011468.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7011468.html Violent crimes including murder, rape and robbery are down in Houston during the first four months of the year, but burglaries and theft continue to increase despite a citywide public awareness campaign in March by Houston police. Wed, 19 May 2010 08:59:28 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/national_world&id=7449787 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/national_world&id=7449787 PENNSYLVANIA (KGO) -- A Pennsylvania family has a very good reason to let their 8-year-old son watch as much TV as he wants. What he learned by watching the tube may have saved his little sister's life. Wed, 19 May 2010 08:59:07 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/south_bay&id=7446157 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/south_bay&id=7446157 SAN JOSE, CA (KGO) -- There are new accusations in the case of a young woman who claims she was raped by members of a South Bay college baseball team. Wed, 19 May 2010 08:58:22 -0500 http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20100519/COMMUNITIES02/5200340 http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20100519/COMMUNITIES02/5200340 Jeff Thompson, associate professor of biology at Denison University, was awarded a $317,852 grant from the National Institutes of Health, with funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Wed, 19 May 2010 08:52:48 -0500 http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-100518-chaunte-ott,0,7408855.story http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-100518-chaunte-ott,0,7408855.story WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE - The state will pay $25,000 to a man who spent 13 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. $25,000 is the maximum amount the state allows. In the case of Chaunte Ott, who spend 13 years in prison, that amounts to less than $2,000 a year. Wed, 19 May 2010 08:50:17 -0500 http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_15114475 http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_15114475 EL PASO - The U.S. House of Representatives passed "Katie's Law," a bill intended to help police collect DNA evidence and named for a NMSU student murdered in 2003 . Wed, 19 May 2010 08:38:28 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/education/19dna.html?src=mv http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/education/19dna.html?src=mv Instead of the usual required summer-reading book, this year’s incoming freshmen at the University of California, Berkeley, will get something quite different: a cotton swab on which they can, if they choose, send in a DNA sample. Wed, 19 May 2010 08:38:04 -0500 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100519/NEWS0802/5190313/1026/news12/Details-emerge-in-toddler-killing-trial http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100519/NEWS0802/5190313/1026/news12/Details-emerge-in-toddler-killing-trial The mother of a 20-month-old boy beat the child so severely that his lower intestine ruptured, causing him to suffer a slow and painful death over two days from blood poisoning, a prosecutor told a jury Tuesday. Wed, 19 May 2010 08:28:39 -0500 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/defence-prosecution-split-on-need-for-forensic-hair-testing/article1573633/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/defence-prosecution-split-on-need-for-forensic-hair-testing/article1573633/ Man convicted of first-degree murder argues tests could prove his innocence Wed, 19 May 2010 08:19:09 -0500 http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100519/NEWS25/5190344/Remains+at+construction+site+are+confirmed+as+human http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100519/NEWS25/5190344/Remains+at+construction+site+are+confirmed+as+human A forensic anthropologist has confirmed that remains found by Army contractors Friday at a Schofield Barracks construction site were human remains, the Army said yesterday. Wed, 19 May 2010 08:17:53 -0500 http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=39879 http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=39879 A forensic examination of a skeleton discovered in Lenasia is due to begin within days. Tue, 18 May 2010 16:22:35 -0500 http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/crime/jamie-letson-30-year-old-cold-case-heads-to-trial http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/crime/jamie-letson-30-year-old-cold-case-heads-to-trial Jamie Letson accused of killing Katherine Foster Tue, 18 May 2010 10:16:36 -0500 http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1056750 http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1056750 MONCTON - A 63-year-old man charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the cold-case killings of a mother and her 12-year-old son made a dramatic appearance in Moncton provincial court on Monday. Tue, 18 May 2010 10:16:18 -0500 http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Rates-Of-Unsolved-Murders-In-Tri-State-On-The-Rise/FurW4_qKc0ub2JGUgau_0A.cspx http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Rates-Of-Unsolved-Murders-In-Tri-State-On-The-Rise/FurW4_qKc0ub2JGUgau_0A.cspx CINCINNATI -- An editorial writer puts it this way: Americans are getting away with murder. Tue, 18 May 2010 10:15:56 -0500 http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=851154 http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=851154 BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. -- Police arrested a Brooklyn Center man after they say DNA linked him to a sexual assault in Brooklyn Park last September. Tue, 18 May 2010 10:10:52 -0500 http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/05/17/dna-power-computers/ http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/05/17/dna-power-computers/ Engineers have long dreamed of using DNA as the backbone for the next generation of computer circuits. New research shows just how it might be done. Tue, 18 May 2010 10:09:59 -0500 http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12495216 http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12495216 Taylor County (Press Release) - Monday, District Attorney Karl Kelz announced the Taylor County Multidisciplinary Team has been awarded a grant of $9,222 to equip a new video recording room as well as an observation/monitoring room to enhance the video recording capability of child forensic interviews for Taylor County. Tue, 18 May 2010 10:08:57 -0500 http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2582767 http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2582767 A 22-year-old Tilbury man faces charges after police used DNA analysis in an investigation of an attempted robbery in Wheatley last year. Tue, 18 May 2010 10:08:40 -0500 http://www.theday.com/article/20100518/OP01/305189953 http://www.theday.com/article/20100518/OP01/305189953 The region has seen a remarkable string of "cold case" crimes solved recently, a tribute to tenacious police work and modern forensic technology. Tue, 18 May 2010 10:08:09 -0500 http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/education_2_1725/forensics_team_scours_park_after_body_is_pulled_from_river_1_634721 http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/education_2_1725/forensics_team_scours_park_after_body_is_pulled_from_river_1_634721 A BODY has been pulled from the River Witham in Wyndham Park, Grantham. Tue, 18 May 2010 10:06:41 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/health&id=7447092 http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/health&id=7447092 HOUSTON (KTRK) -- More than three a day -- that's how many sexual assaults were investigated in Houston and Harris County just last year. One key to solving them is Houston's forensic nurses team. It's the first in the state. Tue, 18 May 2010 10:06:23 -0500 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/two-new-applied-biosystems-forensic-kits-approved-for-use-by-the-national-dna-index-system-2010-05-18?reflink=MW_news_stmp http://www.marketwatch.com/story/two-new-applied-biosystems-forensic-kits-approved-for-use-by-the-national-dna-index-system-2010-05-18?reflink=MW_news_stmp Enables New Era of Efficiency and Effectiveness for Forensic DNA Laboratories Tue, 18 May 2010 10:06:04 -0500 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Forensic-report-says-Nirupama-was-killed/articleshow/5942628.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Forensic-report-says-Nirupama-was-killed/articleshow/5942628.cms RANCHI/NEW DELHI: A preliminary report submitted by the Jharkhand State Forensic Science Laboratory to the state director general of police and additional director general (crime investigation) has concluded that Delhi-based journalist Nirupama Pathak was murdered. Mon, 17 May 2010 16:34:40 -0500 http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/policy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224900055&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/policy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224900055&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All Attorney General Eric Holder says stiffer penalties and improved data systems are helping the federal government crack down on healthcare fraud cases. Mon, 17 May 2010 13:22:24 -0500 http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/hi_16/archive/2010/05/17/hhs-and-doj-team-up-on-fraud-prevention.aspx http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/hi_16/archive/2010/05/17/hhs-and-doj-team-up-on-fraud-prevention.aspx HHS and DOJ Team Up on Fraud Prevention Mon, 17 May 2010 13:21:36 -0500 http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/20100514.html http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/20100514.html May 14, 2010 - The U.S. Senate this week confirmed Lt. Gen. Keith B. Alexander to lead the new U.S. Cyber Command, which the Defense Department created in response to increasing threats to its computer networks. The command is charged with giving early warning about cyber threats to the U.S. military and responding to them. Mon, 17 May 2010 13:18:06 -0500 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/17/nato-faces-cyber-attacks-study http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/17/nato-faces-cyber-attacks-study There are 'serious gaps' in Nato's cyber defences, according to military experts, who warn an attack on the alliance could come via a fibre-optic cable. Mon, 17 May 2010 13:17:45 -0500 http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/05/someone_sent_cocaine_to_the_ma.html http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/05/someone_sent_cocaine_to_the_ma.html A woman working at the Marc Jacobs store on Mercer Street received a package from California containing a white powder. She called the police thinking it was anthrax, but the FBI agents who came to the scene determined it wasn't. Mon, 17 May 2010 12:50:57 -0500 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20004943-504083.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20004943-504083.html NEW YORK (CBS/AP) A violent home invasion and stabbing death in Houston. The rape of a handicapped woman in her home in Indiana. What's the common thread linking these reported crimes? Mon, 17 May 2010 12:50:31 -0500 http://laist.com/2010/05/17/improvised_nuclear_device_subject_o.php http://laist.com/2010/05/17/improvised_nuclear_device_subject_o.php The FBI and other local agencies are conducting a three-day training exercise beginning today and are letting the public know, hoping to "prevent unnecessary concern," according to the LAPD. Today's training will test those agencies on their "ability to respond to a terrorist attack involving an improvised nuclear device" and will mostly occur in Los Angeles, Burbank and far-out Barstow (yeah, sounds like "24"). Mon, 17 May 2010 12:50:11 -0500 http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=12488676 http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=12488676 BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) – The Homewood Police Department may be reopening a decade-old homicide case after three UAB students spent several months examining evidence. Mon, 17 May 2010 08:52:18 -0500 http://gantdaily.com/2010/05/17/new-method-developed-to-capture-fingerprints-on-difficult-surfaces/ http://gantdaily.com/2010/05/17/new-method-developed-to-capture-fingerprints-on-difficult-surfaces/ UNIVERSITY PARK – CSI notwithstanding, forensics experts cannot always retrieve fingerprints from objects, but a conformal coating process developed by Penn State professors can reveal hard-to-develop fingerprints on nonporous surfaces without altering the chemistry of the print. Mon, 17 May 2010 08:51:59 -0500 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1738602?UserKey= http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1738602?UserKey= Expert who has worked on high-profile cases will be a main speaker at event Read more: http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1738602?UserKey=#ixzz0oC7qp6wi Mon, 17 May 2010 08:50:49 -0500 http://wjz.com/local/Police.Identify.Body.2.1697838.html http://wjz.com/local/Police.Identify.Body.2.1697838.html Maryland State Police say the body of a Baltimore man reported missing five weeks ago has been found in a shallow grave in Patapsco State Park. Mon, 17 May 2010 08:50:17 -0500 http://www.allgov.com/Unusual_News/ViewNews/FBI_Runs_Ad_in_Plastic_Surgery_Newsletter_in_Search_for_Mobster_Murderer_100514 http://www.allgov.com/Unusual_News/ViewNews/FBI_Runs_Ad_in_Plastic_Surgery_Newsletter_in_Search_for_Mobster_Murderer_100514 With the trail of gangster James “Whitey” Bulger gone cold, the FBI is now trying a novel approach to locate the fugitive by pursuing his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, who’s had some nip-tuck over the years. Fri, 14 May 2010 13:12:07 -0500 http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/obama-praises-nypd-fbi-arrests-times-square-case/story?id=10640275 http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/obama-praises-nypd-fbi-arrests-times-square-case/story?id=10640275 Agents in Northeast Track 'Possible Cell' Implicated by Bomb Suspect Faisal Shahzad, Follow Money Trail of 'Hawalas' Fri, 14 May 2010 13:11:47 -0500 http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20100514/WCT01/100514012 http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20100514/WCT01/100514012 OCEAN CITY — Nearly two years after it happened, Ocean City police say they've arrested a man in an unsolved rape case. Fri, 14 May 2010 13:10:18 -0500 http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=10051467-new-forensics-research-will-help-identify-remains-children http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=10051467-new-forensics-research-will-help-identify-remains-children New research from North Carolina State University is now giving forensic scientists a tool that can be used to help identify the remains of children, and may contribute to resolving missing-persons cases, among other uses. Identifying skeletal remains can be a key step in solving crimes, but traditionally it has been exceptionally difficult to identify the skeletal remains of children. Fri, 14 May 2010 13:07:58 -0500 http://www.stategazette.com/story/1634744.html http://www.stategazette.com/story/1634744.html DNA preserved in two 25-year-old blood samples was enough Thursday afternoon to send a 45-year-old man to prison for life. Fri, 14 May 2010 13:07:37 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/May/10-crm-567.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/May/10-crm-567.html Former Patient Recruiter/Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to Paying Kickbacks and Billing Medicare for Services That Were Never Performed or Medically Unnecessary Fri, 14 May 2010 11:07:19 -0500 http://blog.al.com/live/2010/05/investigators_confirm_gun_used.html http://blog.al.com/live/2010/05/investigators_confirm_gun_used.html GULF SHORES, Ala. Police investigating the shooting death of Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine's girlfriend have confirmed that she owned the gun that was used but have not determined who pulled the trigger. Fri, 14 May 2010 11:06:49 -0500 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/may/13/forensic-science-human-rights http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/may/13/forensic-science-human-rights Science is helping to bring a former Argentine dictator to justice with expertise that will haunt perpetrators of state violence Fri, 14 May 2010 11:06:29 -0500 http://erstarnews.com/content/view/12407/26/ http://erstarnews.com/content/view/12407/26/ With the Tri-County Regional Crime Lab, forensic evidence is being processed faster, which could mean getting criminals off the streets and behind bars sooner. Fri, 14 May 2010 11:06:10 -0500 http://www.kfvs12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12479508 http://www.kfvs12.com/Global/story.asp?S=12479508 CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - Want to see CSI here in the Heartland? Look no further than the Southern Illinois Forensic Science Center in Carbondale. Fri, 14 May 2010 11:05:45 -0500 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-admits-raping-teenager-24-years-ago-1973633.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-admits-raping-teenager-24-years-ago-1973633.html A rapist pleaded guilty today to a horrific sex attack on an 18-year-old woman on waste ground 24 years ago. Fri, 14 May 2010 11:05:15 -0500 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/05/12/exonerated-ex-inmate-gets-vip-treatment-at-cavs-game.html?sid=101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/05/12/exonerated-ex-inmate-gets-vip-treatment-at-cavs-game.html?sid=101 CLEVELAND - Every day for nearly three decades, Ray Towler stood in a lineup with the other inmates as prison guards accounted for everyone in the cellblock. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:33:44 -0500 http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2994476/georgia_teacher_tonya_craft_exonerated.html http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2994476/georgia_teacher_tonya_craft_exonerated.html Tonya Craft, a 37-year-old former Chickamauga Elementary School teacher, was exonerated on Tuesday of all 22 charges of child molestation, aggravated child molestation, and aggravated sexual assault, according to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press. Having already lost her job, her children, and her home, Tonya has spent almost two years facing the rest of her life in prison. Her trial has had the North Georgia and Chattanooga area riveted for the past three weeks. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:33:22 -0500 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aCRHKKzcfdlE http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aCRHKKzcfdlE May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Banks and money services in the U.K. are no longer distributing 500-euro notes after a report showed that 90 percent of the demand for the bill came from criminals, the Serious Organised Crime Agency said today. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:20:58 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVyFvPO6tDLsg228D_xK6c123SvAD9FLT46O0 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVyFvPO6tDLsg228D_xK6c123SvAD9FLT46O0 WASHINGTON — The government says it recovered $2.5 billion in overpayments for the Medicare trust fund last year as the Obama administration focused attention on fraud enforcement efforts in the health care industry. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:20:05 -0500 http://washingtonindependent.com/84716/fbi-interrogators-urge-obama-to-keep-miranda-warnings-intact http://washingtonindependent.com/84716/fbi-interrogators-urge-obama-to-keep-miranda-warnings-intact Three veteran FBI interrogators, concerned by Attorney General Eric Holder’s proposal to expand the “public safety” exceptions in the Miranda warning during terrorism investigations, have written to President Obama warning him of the dangers to relaxing Miranda. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:13:42 -0500 http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33093:organised-crime-demands-new-defences&catid=69&Itemid=58 http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33093:organised-crime-demands-new-defences&catid=69&Itemid=58 Organised crime is gaining the upper hand over security vendors, as the traditional model of desktop ant-virus for securing endpoints, data, and people is no longer sufficient. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:12:33 -0500 http://www.laredosun.us/notas.asp?id=7102 http://www.laredosun.us/notas.asp?id=7102 "Parents should avoid having computers in children's bedrooms, it should be in an open area where they can monitor them," Cuellar expressed. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:11:56 -0500 http://www.theage.com.au/world/sale-of-dna-test-halted-20100513-v1ny.html http://www.theage.com.au/world/sale-of-dna-test-halted-20100513-v1ny.html The largest pharmacy chain in the US has backed out of plans to sell a saliva test that promised to scan customers' DNA to assess the risk of various diseases. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:08:17 -0500 http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/05/13/1429133/turning-battered-bikes-into-forensic.html http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/05/13/1429133/turning-battered-bikes-into-forensic.html SAN JOSE, Calif. In the bowels of a cluttered bicycle repair shop in downtown San Jose, Alex LaRiviere caresses Exhibit A with pudgy fingers covered in axle grease. It's a red Mongoose Rockadile that has seen better days. Its handlebars are MIA. Its spokes are pretzeled. Read more: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/05/13/1429133/turning-battered-bikes-into-forensic.html#ixzz0nonqHZjx Thu, 13 May 2010 09:06:55 -0500 http://www.genengnews.com/industry-updates/new-forensics-research-will-help-identify-remains-of-children/82991256/ http://www.genengnews.com/industry-updates/new-forensics-research-will-help-identify-remains-of-children/82991256/ New research from North Carolina State University is now giving forensic scientists a tool that can be used to help identify the remains of children, and may contribute to resolving missing-persons cases, among other uses. Identifying skeletal remains can be a key step in solving crimes, but traditionally it has been exceptionally difficult to identify the skeletal remains of children. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:06:33 -0500 http://www.lvrj.com/news/1997-homicide-victim-to-be-exhumed-as-part-of-forensic-science-project-93337869.html http://www.lvrj.com/news/1997-homicide-victim-to-be-exhumed-as-part-of-forensic-science-project-93337869.html An unidentified homicide victim from 1997 will be exhumed Wednesday as part of a Clark County forensic science project to solve John and Jane Doe cases, according to the county coroner's office. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:02:18 -0500 http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?681883 http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?681883 Goa Police will send the stock of drugs seized in the past one decade for forensic test to Hyderabad within the next couple of days, police sources said today. Thu, 13 May 2010 09:02:01 -0500 http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33054:smartphones-are-easy-targets&catid=147&Itemid=68 http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33054:smartphones-are-easy-targets&catid=147&Itemid=68 Smartphones have made it a whole lot easier for hackers to exploit and steal personal information, without the user even knowing their smartphone has been compromised. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:41:09 -0500 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Suffolk-Moving-to-Curb-Cyber-Bullying-93458074.html http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Suffolk-Moving-to-Curb-Cyber-Bullying-93458074.html Fourteen-year-old Jamie Isaacs was the star witness Tuesday afternoon in an effort to pass a new law on cyber-bullying. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:38:49 -0500 http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/11/1624617/regulators-stock-market-plunge.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/11/1624617/regulators-stock-market-plunge.html WASHINGTON -- The nation's top financial-market regulators Tuesday all but ruled out the possibility that cyber-terrorism, computer hackers or a so-called fat finger trade were behind last week's sudden, unprecedented drop of the Dow Jones Industrial Average by nearly 1,000 points. Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/11/1624617/regulators-stock-market-plunge.html#ixzz0nj5Da6Mo Wed, 12 May 2010 09:38:20 -0500 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-chicago-cop-bribery-scam-20100510,0,5647655.story http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-chicago-cop-bribery-scam-20100510,0,5647655.story Officer arrested in alleged scheme to try to fix Police Board case Wed, 12 May 2010 09:37:46 -0500 http://heraldnet.com/article/20100512/NEWS01/705129809/-1/news01 http://heraldnet.com/article/20100512/NEWS01/705129809/-1/news01 It's unlikely that Jerry Hugh Christy and his wife, Georgia, were patrons of the fine arts. Still, they had their eyes on Rembrandt, Picasso, Renoir and a catalog of famous Northwest artists, FBI officials said. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:36:01 -0500 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703565804575238531980928488.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703565804575238531980928488.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop The FBI is planning a major prosecution to bust up the operations that cyber criminals use to turn funds stolen online into hard cash, a top bureau official said Tuesday. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:35:34 -0500 http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/nbn/nbn106.html http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/nbn/nbn106.html Biomatrica Connect is a solution-centric programme established to advance technologies for ambient room temperature storage and management of nucleic acids in fields such as forensic science. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:34:31 -0500 http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20100512/ARTICLES/5125006/1011/NEWS?Title=Seminar-focuses-on-infant-deaths http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20100512/ARTICLES/5125006/1011/NEWS?Title=Seminar-focuses-on-infant-deaths TUSCUMBIA - Historically, an unexplained infant death frequently is attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:33:58 -0500 http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/11/1940164/body-parts-in-new-mexico-case.html http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/11/1940164/body-parts-in-new-mexico-case.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | A state forensics lab is helping to identify human remains in an investigation of a New Mexico company after heads and other body parts traced to the firm were discovered at a Kansas medical waste facility. Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/11/1940164/body-parts-in-new-mexico-case.html#ixzz0nj3sG4TW Wed, 12 May 2010 09:33:02 -0500 http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/8158857.Building_a_centre_to_give_rape_victims_the_best_chance_of_recovery/ http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/8158857.Building_a_centre_to_give_rape_victims_the_best_chance_of_recovery/ WHEN a person is sexually assaulted or raped, the experience can inevitably leave them scarred for life. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:30:30 -0500 http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/8161515.Kate_Prout_search_update___police_find_no_body/ http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/8161515.Kate_Prout_search_update___police_find_no_body/ POLICE have left a farm near Ledbury after they could not find anything in the search for a murdered woman. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/im-innocent-im-no-killer-i-did-not-kill-michelle-beets/story-e6freuzi-1225865741460 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/im-innocent-im-no-killer-i-did-not-kill-michelle-beets/story-e6freuzi-1225865741460 IT'S the murder that has shocked Sydney. A popular, hardworking and inspirational nurse brutally stabbed to death on the veranda of her North Shore home. Wed, 12 May 2010 09:29:38 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/May/10-crm-555.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/May/10-crm-555.html A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted two men late yesterday on kidnapping charges for abducting a Van Nuys, Calif., man who was shot, shocked with a taser and held captive for five days while his kidnappers attempted to negotiate a $1 million ransom payment, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr., for the Central District of California. The jury convicted the two men after approximately two days of deliberation. Tue, 11 May 2010 16:55:03 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/May/10-ag-554.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/May/10-ag-554.html Hazim Gaber, 22, of Edmonton, Canada, pleaded guilty today in Phoenix before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward C. Voss to selling counterfeit cancer drugs using the Internet, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke for the District of Arizona and FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Office Nathan T. Gray. Tue, 11 May 2010 16:54:31 -0500 http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/breaking/As_oil_gushes_out__damage_claims_pour_in-93399414.html http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/breaking/As_oil_gushes_out__damage_claims_pour_in-93399414.html Even as oil continues to gush out of the damaged Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, everyone from Louisiana fisherman to Florida condo owners are already beginning to vie for compensation from oil company BP. Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/breaking/As_oil_gushes_out__damage_claims_pour_in-93399414.html#ixzz0ndq5P9Wj Tue, 11 May 2010 12:06:50 -0500 http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1553259.shtml?cat=504 http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1553259.shtml?cat=504 Forensic scientists with the Dept. of Public Safety are pitching in to help medical investigators with the complex task of identifying body parts seized from Bio Care, the nonprofit that handled donated corpses for medical research. Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:58 -0500 http://www.freep.com/article/20100511/NEWS03/5110311/Mentally-ill-mother-acquitted-baby-killed-because-of-insanity http://www.freep.com/article/20100511/NEWS03/5110311/Mentally-ill-mother-acquitted-baby-killed-because-of-insanity Jurors acquitted a former Oakland University honor student Monday in the smothering death of her 9-month-old daughter, finding her not guilty by reason of insanity. Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report_dna-forensic-markers-force-drastic-drop-in-burglaries_1381806 http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report_dna-forensic-markers-force-drastic-drop-in-burglaries_1381806 Sydney: Burglaries in a New Zealand suburb dropped drastically by more than 60 percent during a recently completed trial of the theft-deterrent product SelectaDNA. Tue, 11 May 2010 12:04:17 -0500 http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/fallenagents051110.htm http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/fallenagents051110.htm Today the FBI held a memorial service to honor the 53 FBI special agents killed in the line of duty. FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III and Deputy Director John S. Pistole participated in today’s ceremony, held each year as part of National Police Week to honor the sacrifices of the fallen special agents and their families. Tue, 11 May 2010 12:01:55 -0500 http://www.news-press.com/article/20100511/NEWS0101/5110353/1003/ACC/Cape-Coral-slaying-case-far-from-cold http://www.news-press.com/article/20100511/NEWS0101/5110353/1003/ACC/Cape-Coral-slaying-case-far-from-cold Double-killing was 20 years ago Tue, 11 May 2010 08:20:22 -0500 http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/may/11/blood-tied-to-marker-only/news-regional/ http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/may/11/blood-tied-to-marker-only/news-regional/ Evidence in the 1995 Silk Plant Forest assault case that went untested for years doesn't definitely say who besides the victim, Jill Marker, might have been at the store when she was attacked. Tue, 11 May 2010 08:12:58 -0500 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/may/11/vegas-coroner-to-exhume-bodies-for-dna-searches/ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/may/11/vegas-coroner-to-exhume-bodies-for-dna-searches/ The Clark County coroner plans to exhume the body of a 1997 homicide victim for DNA testing to try to identify him and return his remains to his family. Tue, 11 May 2010 08:11:38 -0500 http://www.wisn.com/news/23511737/detail.html http://www.wisn.com/news/23511737/detail.html MILWAUKEE -- After 23 years behind watch towers and fences topped with razor wire, Robert Lee Stinson can finally hold his head high. Tue, 11 May 2010 08:11:05 -0500 http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo051010.htm http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo051010.htm NEW YORK—Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid, the former governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, was extradited from Mexico on charges that he accepted millions of dollars in bribes from the notorious Juarez Cartel, in exchange for assisting in the importation of over 200 tons of cocaine onto American streets. Tue, 11 May 2010 08:09:54 -0500 http://washingtondc.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/wfo051010.htm http://washingtondc.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/wfo051010.htm WASHINGTON—The former ABN AMRO Bank N.V., now named the Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., has agreed to forfeit $500 million to the United States in connection with a conspiracy to defraud the United States, to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and to violate the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA), as well as a violation of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., for the District of Columbia. Tue, 11 May 2010 08:09:23 -0500 http://towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/1956/1/ http://towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/1956/1/ Before the massive oil drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, experts and politicians confidently said that it couldn’t happen. Or, if something did go wrong, the impacts would be swiftly contained with minimal leaking. Tue, 11 May 2010 08:08:09 -0500 http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/05/uab_students_help_with_cold_ca.html http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/05/uab_students_help_with_cold_ca.html Not every investigator gets the chance to try to crack a cold murder case, especially when they aren't investigators yet. At least not officially. Tue, 11 May 2010 08:06:31 -0500 http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/TheLaw/georgia-kindergarten-teacher-tonya-craft-accused-child-molestation/story?id=10610046 http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/TheLaw/georgia-kindergarten-teacher-tonya-craft-accused-child-molestation/story?id=10610046 Children Take Stand in Dramatic Testimony, Expert Says They're Especially Vulnerable to False Memories Tue, 11 May 2010 08:06:09 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=9275 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=9275 Xplico is an open source Network Forensic Analysis Tool. Its goal is to extract from an Internet traffic capture the applications data contained. Tue, 11 May 2010 08:05:41 -0500 http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/2102_may_10_2010/2102_ernest.html http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/2102_may_10_2010/2102_ernest.html [Vano Merabishvili and Robert Mueller] FBI Director Robert Mueller paid his first visit to Georgia on May 6. During it he held meetings with Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili and Ministry of Justice Zurab Adeishvili. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:50:35 -0500 http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3442/better-%E2%80%98wildlife-forensics%E2%80%99-needed-stop-illegal-trade http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3442/better-%E2%80%98wildlife-forensics%E2%80%99-needed-stop-illegal-trade LOS BANOS: Better reporting and more investigation are needed in threatened wildlife trading, say scientists who point to suspicious exports of frogs. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:47:38 -0500 http://politics.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978225806 http://politics.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978225806 Two forensics experts now say that someone ordered National Guard troops to prepare to fire on students during a Vietnam War protest at Kent State University in 1970. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:47:16 -0500 http://www.pr.com/press-release/232316 http://www.pr.com/press-release/232316 London, United Kingdom, May 10, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Digital Forensics Magazine, the online resource for IT security specialists and practitioners of digital forensics in this quarter's edition contains an article about establishing a digital forensics laboratory. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:46:03 -0500 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/Goldman-may-pay-1-billion-fine-to-settle-fraud-allegations/articleshow/5913535.cms http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/Goldman-may-pay-1-billion-fine-to-settle-fraud-allegations/articleshow/5913535.cms LONDON: Goldman Sachs could end up paying a $1 billion (670 million pounds) fine if it wants to settle the criminal lawsuit with the US regulator Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a media report. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:44:21 -0500 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/guidance-software-acquires-assets-of-forensic-hardware-leader-tableau-llc-2010-05-10?reflink=MW_news_stmp http://www.marketwatch.com/story/guidance-software-acquires-assets-of-forensic-hardware-leader-tableau-llc-2010-05-10?reflink=MW_news_stmp Tableau President to Lead Dedicated Business Unit Focused on Forensic Software and Hardware Mon, 10 May 2010 08:42:02 -0500 http://www.rivertowns.net/event/article/id/26232/publisher_ID/18/ http://www.rivertowns.net/event/article/id/26232/publisher_ID/18/ MADISON - Judge will be able to compel former convicts to surrender DNA samples under a bill signed by the governor yesterday. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:39:35 -0500 http://www.rgj.com/article/20100508/NEWS01/5090332/-1/CARSON/Secret-Witness-call-pointed-investigators-to-Biela-DNA-clinched-arrest http://www.rgj.com/article/20100508/NEWS01/5090332/-1/CARSON/Secret-Witness-call-pointed-investigators-to-Biela-DNA-clinched-arrest The first thing the detective noticed when he met with James Biela was his discomfort. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:39:18 -0500 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7120167.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7120167.ece Raymond Towler, who spent more than half his life in prison for a crime he did not commit, hugs family members Deborah Settles, left, and Clarance Settles, after being told that he was a free man Mon, 10 May 2010 08:38:56 -0500 http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20004505-245.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20004505-245.html When Joe Weiss goes to cybersecurity conferences, he rubs elbows with world dignitaries, law enforcement officials, and large corporations, but usually he's the lone representative from the industrial critical infrastructures. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:37:45 -0500 http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/editorial/2010/05/10/13891561.html http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/editorial/2010/05/10/13891561.html The Tories' relaunch of tough-on-crime legislation -- their sights aimed at white-collar criminals -- is akin to taking a knife to a gun fight. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:36:31 -0500 http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/10/grace.coldlcase.green/ http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/10/grace.coldlcase.green/ New York (CNN) -- The only picture Donna Green ever had of her son, Raymond, was in her mind. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:35:47 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8671805.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8671805.stm Police believe they know the identity of a man who stabbed a 19-year-old to death after a row on a bus. Mon, 10 May 2010 08:35:22 -0500 http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/05/10/1424147/for-forensic-sketch-artist-theres.html http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/05/10/1424147/for-forensic-sketch-artist-theres.html FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. The first thing they notice is the eyes. Victims will never forget the eyes. Then down to the nose and mouth. Crooked or gold teeth tend to stick in one's memory. The head is the final shape perceived. All this takes place within seconds through the eyes' rapid movements. Read more: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/05/10/1424147/for-forensic-sketch-artist-theres.html#ixzz0nX8GnOMf Mon, 10 May 2010 08:35:03 -0500 http://news.discovery.com/human/dna-frees-innocent-man-but-what-about-eyewitnesses.html http://news.discovery.com/human/dna-frees-innocent-man-but-what-about-eyewitnesses.html Earlier this week, a man named Raymond Towler was released from prison after DNA evidence exonerated him. Towler had been convicted in 1981 of raping an 11-year-old girl in a Cleveland park and given a life sentence; he spent nearly 30 years in prison before a group called The Innocent Project took up his case and requested that DNA evidence be re-evaluated. Fri, 07 May 2010 16:56:36 -0500 http://www.wesh.com/news/23488564/detail.html http://www.wesh.com/news/23488564/detail.html Demings Defends Program After I-Drive Attacks Fri, 07 May 2010 16:55:46 -0500 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/05/07/2010-05-07_cop_was_down_with_drug_thugs__feds.html http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/05/07/2010-05-07_cop_was_down_with_drug_thugs__feds.html An NYPD officer sold out his badge - and handed over his gun and other police equipment - to a crime crew that posed as cops to rob drug dealers, the feds charged Thursday. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/05/07/2010-05-07_cop_was_down_with_drug_thugs__feds.html#ixzz0nHcZTcsK Fri, 07 May 2010 16:55:24 -0500 http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.35441 http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.35441 Users of wireless internet connection have been urged to use triangulation with multiple access points in order to ensure their network is secure. Fri, 07 May 2010 14:58:14 -0500 http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/ic3_050710.htm http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/ic3_050710.htm Internet Crime Complaint Center Receives More Than 1.5 Million Complaints Fri, 07 May 2010 14:56:21 -0500 http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/05/_christopher_m.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/05/_christopher_m.html Christopher M. McCowen deserves a new trial because DNA evidence linking him to murder victim Christa Worthington was improperly presented to the Cape Cod jury that convicted McCowen of first-degree murder, an attorney told the state's high court today. Fri, 07 May 2010 14:54:27 -0500 http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Rapes-homicides-given-top-priority-at-SFs-crime-lab-93048569.html#ixzz0nH7scQAq http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Rapes-homicides-given-top-priority-at-SFs-crime-lab-93048569.html#ixzz0nH7scQAq The Police Department has reversed a policy at the DNA-testing portion of its crime lab that used to prioritize cases based on whether there was a suspect, giving crimes such as homicides and rape the highest priority, police Chief George Gascón told the Police Commission. Fri, 07 May 2010 14:54:00 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/midwest/view.bg?articleid=1253139&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/midwest/view.bg?articleid=1253139&srvc=rss CLEVELAND — An Ohio man exonerated after spending nearly 29 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit is getting VIP treatment from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Fri, 07 May 2010 14:53:00 -0500 http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=10352 http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=10352 New forensic research has made it possible to identify minute traces of cocaine at a level which would easily have been missed by other techniques. Fri, 07 May 2010 14:36:45 -0500 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/050610-forensic-tool.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/050610-forensic-tool.html New computer forensic tools will make it possible to recover more data from corrupted hard drives so long as the missing filles haven't been overwritten. Fri, 07 May 2010 14:35:57 -0500 http://www.delmartimes.net/life/269202-classical-mystery-forensic-concert-will-examine-beethovens-cause--of-death http://www.delmartimes.net/life/269202-classical-mystery-forensic-concert-will-examine-beethovens-cause--of-death Maestro Jung-Ho Pak with a few of the musicians of Orchestra Nova. Classical music will meet up with cutting-edge forensic technology for three out-of-the-ordinary concerts by Orchestra Nova on May 7, 8 and 10. But what does classical music and modern forensic science have in common? Fri, 07 May 2010 14:35:20 -0500 http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/dna_analysis_links_suspect_to.html http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/dna_analysis_links_suspect_to.html Defense attorney Roy Greenman, left, questions Melessa Johns, a forensic scientist with the NJ State Police about the posibiltity of cross contamination of evidence as she testifies about DNA during the murder trial of Rodolfo Godinez. Johns testified that one of the two bottles found at the scene of the triple schoolyard murders in Newark provided DNA linking Godinez to the murders. Fri, 07 May 2010 14:34:47 -0500 http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/legal/eye-colour-genes-may-help-forensic-investigations_456296.html http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/legal/eye-colour-genes-may-help-forensic-investigations_456296.html Scientists have identified three new genes that determine subtle variations in human eye colour -- clues that could help forensic investigators using DNA left at a crime scene to track down criminal suspects. Fri, 07 May 2010 14:34:13 -0500 http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4096964 http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4096964 --The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has received the donation of new vehicle that will help the department in the event of a desert homicide. Thu, 06 May 2010 15:57:24 -0500 http://rcpmag.com/articles/2010/05/06/two-critical-fixes-coming-tuesday.aspx http://rcpmag.com/articles/2010/05/06/two-critical-fixes-coming-tuesday.aspx Microsoft expects to deliver just two critical fixes in its May security update, arriving this Tuesday. Thu, 06 May 2010 15:56:09 -0500 http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/forensic_scientist_reveals_dna.html http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/forensic_scientist_reveals_dna.html NEWARK -- Rodolfo Godinez smoked the same cigarette and drank from the same bottle of beer discovered inside a Newark schoolyard hours after four friends were robbed then shot in the head nearly three years ago. Thu, 06 May 2010 15:55:45 -0500 http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/craigslist-diamond-murder-protect/story?id=10568167 http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/craigslist-diamond-murder-protect/story?id=10568167 Jim Sanders, 43, Was Killed in Home Invasion After Listing a Diamond Ring on Craigslist Thu, 06 May 2010 08:22:22 -0500 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15023487 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15023487 LOS ANGELES—Fraudsters did more than nickel-and-dime California taxpayers. They trucked millions of cans and bottles into the state from Nevada and Arizona so they could recycle the containers and collect state redemption money, authorities said Wednesday. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:18:43 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8664923.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8664923.stm Forensic scientists examining the bones of a woman found on a Manchester building site have extracted a DNA profile. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:17:11 -0500 http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15026205 http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15026205 SANTA CRUZ - FBI crime scene analysts found Elias Sorokin's hair and blood in the garage of a Felix Street home where investigators suspect the Los Angeles businessman was badly beaten during a botched drug deal in July, according to evidence presented in court Wednesday. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:16:29 -0500 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/05/MNO81D9UMM.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/05/MNO81D9UMM.DTL The San Francisco Police Department will close its scandal-marred drug lab permanently and use outside testers to analyze narcotics evidence, Police Chief George Gascón said Wednesday. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/05/MNO81D9UMM.DTL#ixzz0n9exEkh5 Thu, 06 May 2010 08:14:29 -0500 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-06-dna_N.htm http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-06-dna_N.htm The last time Raymond Towler was a free man, the burgeoning musician was playing a lot of disco. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:14:00 -0500 http://www.mmail.com.my/content/35665-handguns-kelantan-prince-and-bodyguards-be-checked-ballistic-tests http://www.mmail.com.my/content/35665-handguns-kelantan-prince-and-bodyguards-be-checked-ballistic-tests KUALA LUMPUR: Police will conduct ballistic testing on handguns seized on Tuesday night in Kota Baru from a Kelantan prince and his bodyguards. The ballistic testing is to be done at the police Forensics laboratory in Cheras, here. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:11:04 -0500 http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100506/ARTICLES/5061002/1006/NEWS?Title=Solving-crimes-with-creepy-crawlers http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100506/ARTICLES/5061002/1006/NEWS?Title=Solving-crimes-with-creepy-crawlers Instead of living vicariously through TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," viewers starting Saturday will get the chance to actually solve crimes using forensics. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:10:18 -0500 http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/US+News/56677/FDNY%3A-Cause-Of-7-Alarm-Blaze-Determined.html http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/US+News/56677/FDNY%3A-Cause-Of-7-Alarm-Blaze-Determined.html Following an exhaustive three-week investigation, FDNY Fire Marshals have determined that an overheated electrical junction box caused the seven-alarm fire that broke out at 283 Grand Street in Manhattan on the evening of April 11. One civilian was killed in the fire and 30 firefighters and EMTs were injured along with three civilians. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:08:04 -0500 http://www.wpcva.com/articles/2010/05/06/altavista/news/news18.txt http://www.wpcva.com/articles/2010/05/06/altavista/news/news18.txt A clothesline hung with T-shirts wound around the Historic Courthouse in Rustburg April 22. The T-shirts carried messages about domestic violence and child abuse, with words such as "Don't ask why she stays. But ask why he does it." Victims of domestic violence and child abuse decorated the T-shirts, said Pam Cooke, director of the Campbell County Victim/Witness Assistance Program. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:07:34 -0500 http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Two-held-in-counterfeit-bank.6278278.jp http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Two-held-in-counterfeit-bank.6278278.jp Police forensic teams and experts from the Bank of England were today investigating the production of counterfeit bank notes. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:06:38 -0500 http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/TechandScience/Story/STIStory_523414.html http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/TechandScience/Story/STIStory_523414.html LONDON - SCIENTISTS have identified three new genes that determine subtle variations in human eye colour - clues that could help forensic investigators using DNA left at a crime scene to track down criminal suspects. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:06:12 -0500 http://www.timminspress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2566819 http://www.timminspress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2566819 A Superior Court justice has ruled that a forensic computer examiner -independent of the Timmins Police Service -be appointed by the court to examine the contents of a computer belonging to a Timmins lawyer charged with possessing child pornography. Thu, 06 May 2010 08:05:54 -0500 http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/watkins-26762-forensics-trial.html http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/watkins-26762-forensics-trial.html Estranged wife cannot be excluded from smaller amount on gun, testimony shows Wed, 05 May 2010 09:15:16 -0500 http://wdef.com/news/online_safety_too_much_information/05/2010 http://wdef.com/news/online_safety_too_much_information/05/2010 A new survey says millions of users of social networking sites leave themselves vulnerable to identity theft, cybercrimes, and even home invasions. Are you posting too much? Karin Caifa explains why you should take care with what you share, in today's Consumer Watch. Wed, 05 May 2010 08:58:58 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8661197.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8661197.stm The number of victims of cyber crime in Wales has more than doubled since last year, an online safety group says. Wed, 05 May 2010 08:57:01 -0500 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/27/AR2010042704843.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/27/AR2010042704843.html Legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday would weaken the District's gun-control laws and restrict the D.C. Council from regulating firearms. Wed, 05 May 2010 08:49:11 -0500 http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/05/03/daily52.html http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/05/03/daily52.html A Miami man has been convicted in connection with a $5.8 million Medicare fraud scheme that prosecutors said involved his HIV/AIDS infusion clinic. Read more: Miami HIV clinic owner convicted in $5.8M fraud - South Florida Business Journal: Wed, 05 May 2010 08:46:07 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10125/1055581-84.stm http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10125/1055581-84.stm WASHINGTON -- Capitalizing on widespread public revulsion for Wall Street traders who sold customers elaborate financial products they had no confidence in, Sen. Arlen Specter is pushing for more criminal penalties for financial crimes as part of the financial reform bill. Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10125/1055581-84.stm#ixzz0n3w5Kmdv Wed, 05 May 2010 08:44:50 -0500 http://www.thestclairtimes.com/view/full_story/7302787/article-Suspect-arrested-in-18-year-old-murder?instance=home_news_bullet http://www.thestclairtimes.com/view/full_story/7302787/article-Suspect-arrested-in-18-year-old-murder?instance=home_news_bullet PELL CITY — The prime suspect in an 18-year-old murder case from Columbus, Ga. was arrested Monday night in Pell City on Hamilton Road. Wed, 05 May 2010 08:35:34 -0500 Real Estate Appraiser, Closing Attorney Also Sentenced to Prison Real Estate Appraiser, Closing Attorney Also Sentenced to Prison ATLANTA—EDWARD WILLIAM FARLEY, 47, of Hoschton, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. to serve 25 years in federal prison on charges of bank fraud and conspiracy involving mortgage fraud, a real estate investment “Ponzi” scheme with over 100 victims, a check-kiting scheme, and bankruptcy fraud. WALTER JULIUS HERMANN, 41, of Dunwoody, Georgia, was also sentenced by Judge Batten to serve over two years in federal prison on charge of bank fraud involving real estate appraisals he submitted in the FARLEY mortgage fraud scheme. Tue, 04 May 2010 16:45:58 -0500 http://kansascity.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/kc050410.htm http://kansascity.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/kc050410.htm KANSAS CITY, MO—Chief James Person, Belton Police Department and FBI Special Agent in Charge Brian Truchon announced today a $50,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of missing teen Kara Kopetsky. The announcement of this reward is in addition to any other reward monies being offered. Tue, 04 May 2010 16:45:18 -0500 http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/759431 http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/759431 A recent survey indicates high levels of distrust between the private and public sectors when it comes to cyber-security, as well as a general unease using social media. Tue, 04 May 2010 10:08:35 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8660003.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8660003.stm Scotland's failure to successfully prosecute anyone for people trafficking is "startling", a senior police officer has admitted. Tue, 04 May 2010 10:03:07 -0500 http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212299486.shtml http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212299486.shtml A U.S. scientist is supporting a theory that has been widely dismissed as a personal obsession of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez: that his hero Simon Bolivar might have died from arsenic poisoning. Tue, 04 May 2010 10:01:32 -0500 http://www.ajc.com/news/boys-4-and-7-517305.html http://www.ajc.com/news/boys-4-and-7-517305.html Three people -- two of them small children -- are dead after an apparent double murder and suicide in Jackson County northeast of Atlanta. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:58:00 -0500 http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/dc-principal-betts-murder-third-arrest-050410 http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/dc-principal-betts-murder-third-arrest-050410 WASHINGTON - Authorities have arrested and charged several people in connection with the murder of D.C. school principal Brian Betts. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:56:54 -0500 http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2010/0503/Times-Square-bomb-plot-CSI-methods-could-crack-the-case http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2010/0503/Times-Square-bomb-plot-CSI-methods-could-crack-the-case Video cameras, fingerprints, and chemical clues could all come into play as authorities try to identify who drove an explosives-laden vehicle into Times Square. The bomb plot left behind plenty of evidence. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:54:03 -0500 http://thestatecolumn.com/articles/05_04/new_hampshire_to_require_dna_felons_7234.php http://thestatecolumn.com/articles/05_04/new_hampshire_to_require_dna_felons_7234.php The state of New Hampshire may soon require DNA testing of all its convicted felons. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:50:15 -0500 http://www.wfrv.com/news/local/92724604.html http://www.wfrv.com/news/local/92724604.html GREEN BAY (WFRV) – Ashwaubenon Public Safety says DNA led them to a suspect in an acrmed robbery at the Golden Shell gas station. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:48:42 -0500 http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/05/canada-again-tops-special-us-piracy-watchlist.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/05/canada-again-tops-special-us-piracy-watchlist.ars Every year, the US issues its "Special 301" to name and shame those countries that don't do enough to protect intellectual property rights. Once again, Canada is a member of the top bracket, the "Priority Watch List." Tue, 04 May 2010 09:45:41 -0500 http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/FBI-searches-home-of-suspected-bomber-473341.php http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/FBI-searches-home-of-suspected-bomber-473341.php Law enforcement search a home where Faisal Shahzad lived and the neighboring property, in Bridgeport, Conn., Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Shahzad was taken into custody late Monday by FBI agents and New York Police Department detectives while trying to leave the country. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:42:51 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64327W20100504 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64327W20100504 POLITICO (Washington) - The number from a disposable cellphone led FBI agents to the suspect arrested Monday night for allegedly driving a car bomb into Times Square on Saturday evening, according to a senior official. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:41:27 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126483945 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126483945 To find out more about the forensics behind the attempted bombing in Times Square, Robert Siegel talks to Lawrence Kobilinsky, a professor of forensic science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at City University in New York. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:34:15 -0500 http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2010/5/4/bodies-make-last-stop-me-office/ http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2010/5/4/bodies-make-last-stop-me-office/ The work of a forensic technician is a 24/7/365 operation, forensic investigator Dori Burke said. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:33:14 -0500 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6988298.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6988298.html Texas defense lawyers took aim at the state's Forensic Science Commission Monday, charging that the group — now probing the possibly botched arson investigations that sent an East Texas man to his execution — is in danger of being “permanently tainted and derailed by politics.” Tue, 04 May 2010 09:32:32 -0500 http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/forensic-team-at-journalists-home-to-probe-murder-23124.php?u=1828 http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/forensic-team-at-journalists-home-to-probe-murder-23124.php?u=1828 Twenty three-year-old Delhi journalist, Nirupama Pathak, was killed for daring to fall in love outside her caste. While her mother has been arrested for the murder, a forensic team is now at her home in Jharkhand to try and piece together just what happened. Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/forensic-team-at-journalists-home-to-probe-murder-23124.php?u=1828&cp Tue, 04 May 2010 09:32:06 -0500 http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/nyc/times-square-suv-at-nypd-forensics-lab-20100503 http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/nyc/times-square-suv-at-nypd-forensics-lab-20100503 MYFOXNY.COM - The NYPD is processing and examining the Nissan pathfinder SUV that was packed with explosives in Times Square inside the department's forensic lab and garage in Jamaica, Queens. Tue, 04 May 2010 09:25:22 -0500 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/crime/Loudoun-police-take-new-forensics-shot-at-old-murder-92546804.html http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/crime/Loudoun-police-take-new-forensics-shot-at-old-murder-92546804.html Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, inspired by the developments of new forensics technologies, has reopened the 21-year-old homicide case of a former Prince George's County man. Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/crime/Loudoun-police-take-new-forensics-shot-at-old-murder-92546804.html#ixzz0mtD3lolU Mon, 03 May 2010 12:43:25 -0500 http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100503/NEWS/305039987 http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100503/NEWS/305039987 Identity theft is the fastest-growing type of theft in the United States, with an estimated 9.9 million victims. And not only are thieves stealing your personal information to spend your money, but also to receive services such as medical care. Mon, 03 May 2010 12:39:48 -0500 http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/38741-changing-security-landscape-for-internet-users http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/38741-changing-security-landscape-for-internet-users A new security report from Verizon claims that cybersecurity breaches worldwide are starting to level off, with the communications vendor forecasting that the next 10 years will see security protection become more effective and widespread as organisations band together to fight cybercrime. Mon, 03 May 2010 12:37:47 -0500 http://www2.counton2.com/cbd/news/consumer/article/vitamin_sales_linked_to_insurance_fraud/134715/ http://www2.counton2.com/cbd/news/consumer/article/vitamin_sales_linked_to_insurance_fraud/134715/ A health insurance carrier is warning that a company selling nutritional supplements is really committing insurance fraud. Once you buy, you could end up paying for a lot more than just vitamins. Mon, 03 May 2010 08:47:01 -0500 http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100503-704212.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesMideast http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100503-704212.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesMideast DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Lawyers representing former Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB.DFM), or DIB, executive Omair Mooraj filed Monday a civil suit against the lender's ex-chairman and three other executives for allegedly concealing fraud, according to a copy of the filing. Mon, 03 May 2010 08:45:26 -0500 http://www.ny1.com/5-manhattan-news-content/top_stories/117984/officials-still-seeking-leads-in-times-square-car-bomb-incident http://www.ny1.com/5-manhattan-news-content/top_stories/117984/officials-still-seeking-leads-in-times-square-car-bomb-incident The mayor and police commissioner are stressing that the investigation into Saturday’s car bomb incident in Times Square is still ongoing, after video showing a possible suspect was released last night. Mon, 03 May 2010 08:30:21 -0500 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/05/03/2010-05-03_plate_led_fbi_to_his_junkyard.html http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/05/03/2010-05-03_plate_led_fbi_to_his_junkyard.html Junkyard owner Wayne LeBlanc didn't catch the news on Saturday night because he was busy watching "Old Yeller" with his grandkids. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/05/03/2010-05-03_plate_led_fbi_to_his_junkyard.html#ixzz0msABagli Mon, 03 May 2010 08:25:35 -0500 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-02/fbi-probe-of-massey-coal-is-said-to-focus-on-possible-bribery.html http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-02/fbi-probe-of-massey-coal-is-said-to-focus-on-possible-bribery.html May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Massey Energy Co., dealing with the death of 29 miners at one of its West Virginia coal mines, is being investigated by the FBI for possible bribery of state and federal inspectors, a person familiar with the probe said. Mon, 03 May 2010 08:24:52 -0500 http://www.mediaite.com/tv/nyc-police-commish-examining-video-showing-white-male-in-his-40s/ http://www.mediaite.com/tv/nyc-police-commish-examining-video-showing-white-male-in-his-40s/ Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (who apparently likes to attend a lot of black tie events in his spare time…future mayoral run, anyone?) just gave a press conference on the latest developments in yesterdays Time Square car bomb scare. Some updates: Mon, 03 May 2010 08:24:07 -0500 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/police+they+really/2979274/story.html http://www.ottawacitizen.com/police+they+really/2979274/story.html Investigators are increasingly confronted with civilians who think crimes can be solved in less than an hour, Douglas Quan writes. Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/police+they+really/2979274/story.html#ixzz0ms9VsOeN Mon, 03 May 2010 08:23:39 -0500 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/net-is-closing-on-murderer-of-nurse-michelle-beets/story-e6frf7l6-1225861373029 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/net-is-closing-on-murderer-of-nurse-michelle-beets/story-e6frf7l6-1225861373029 ALMOST a week after Michelle Beets' killing, police are said to be closing in on an offender as forensic evidence builds a chilling picture of her murderer. Mon, 03 May 2010 08:11:54 -0500 http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12408437 http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12408437 Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) - Odds are you or someone you know is desperate to save a home from foreclosure. But as you know, many offers for assistance are simply too good to be true. Mon, 03 May 2010 08:11:20 -0500 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/05/02/national/Ex-policeman-in-custody-for-grenade-attack-30128411.html http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/05/02/national/Ex-policeman-in-custody-for-grenade-attack-30128411.html The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) yesterday brought an ex-policeman, arrested for the rocket-propelled grenade attack on the Defence Ministry on March 20, to apply for an initial 12 days of detention. Sat, 01 May 2010 12:34:49 -0500 http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/School+issued+laptop+secretly+snaps+photos+inside+teen+home/2971541/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/School+issued+laptop+secretly+snaps+photos+inside+teen+home/2971541/story.html PHILADELPHIA -- You can think what you want, said Holly Robbins, but it's not about the money. Robbins said that she didn't want to sue the Lower Merion School District when she discovered in November that her 15-year-old son's school-issued laptop was secretly snapping pictures inside their home. Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/School+issued+laptop+secretly+snaps+photos+inside+teen+home/2971541/story.html#ixzz0mhTCQVq9 Sat, 01 May 2010 12:32:03 -0500 http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/2200074,3_1_EL26_04FORENSICS_S1-100426.article http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/2200074,3_1_EL26_04FORENSICS_S1-100426.article ELGIN -- It was a clue that easily could have been overlooked, locked away forever in the young murder victim's laptop computer. Sat, 01 May 2010 12:29:45 -0500 http://gcn.com/articles/2010/04/30/international-security-framework.aspx http://gcn.com/articles/2010/04/30/international-security-framework.aspx Government and industry experts say that an international cybersecurity framework that reflects the borderless nature of the Internet is needed to combat cybercrime. Sat, 01 May 2010 12:29:04 -0500 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN-robberson_0502edi.State.Edition1.28454cb.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN-robberson_0502edi.State.Edition1.28454cb.html The decision to hit the fire button at any moment during his workday – unleashing a smart bomb that can kill dozens of people – depends on the interplay between U.S. troops, intelligence operatives and remotely placed cameras and listening devices, all connected by an intricate computer network. Before the button is pushed, networked consultations typically occur among officials at the Pentagon, White House, CIA and National Security Agency. Sat, 01 May 2010 12:28:28 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crm-509.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crm-509.html David C. Kernell, 22, was convicted by a federal jury in Knoxville, Tenn., today for intentionally accessing without authorization the e-mail account of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and obstruction of justice, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney James R. Dedrick for the Eastern District of Tennessee announced. Sat, 01 May 2010 12:27:18 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ikox2w8uO1e80g1mndtiJU16gobQD9FDKCB00 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ikox2w8uO1e80g1mndtiJU16gobQD9FDKCB00 NORFOLK, Va. — Nine Somali men accused of attacking two U.S. Navy ships off the coast of Africa pleaded not guilty Friday to piracy, plundering and weapons charges. Sat, 01 May 2010 12:26:34 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igqxtmj3xozZ9WAJNpCNZJdXVipAD9FE57AG2 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igqxtmj3xozZ9WAJNpCNZJdXVipAD9FE57AG2 Moved by a huge tide of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress, Congress has pressured the Department of Veterans Affairs to settle their disability claims — quickly, humanely, and mostly in the vets' favor. Sat, 01 May 2010 12:26:13 -0500 http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/04/30/cyber-crime-unit-for-europe/ http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/04/30/cyber-crime-unit-for-europe/ Ministers in Europe are considering establishing a unit that will call for international cooperation to protect nations and citizens from cyber crime and other technology-related problems. Sat, 01 May 2010 12:25:36 -0500 http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/2010/05/01/news/srv0000008169816.txt http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/2010/05/01/news/srv0000008169816.txt READING — Although the question of who murdered two sisters at an Amity motel earlier this week has been answered, the motive behind the brutal shotgun slayings remains a mystery. Sat, 01 May 2010 12:25:17 -0500 http://elpaso.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ep042910a.htm http://elpaso.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ep042910a.htm United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced that 29-year-old Ismael Acosta Juarez, of Odessa, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. Sat, 01 May 2010 12:23:56 -0500 http://atlanta.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/atl042910.htm http://atlanta.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/atl042910.htm Cooperating Defendants Edgar Beaudreault and Howard Sperling Going to Prison Sat, 01 May 2010 12:22:58 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view/201004309_somalis_plead_not_guilty_to_us_piracy_charges/srvc=home&position=recent http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view/201004309_somalis_plead_not_guilty_to_us_piracy_charges/srvc=home&position=recent NORFOLK, Va. - Nine Somali men accused of attacking two U.S. Navy ships off the coast of Africa pleaded not guilty Friday to piracy, plundering and weapons charges. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:57:41 -0500 http://www.spamfighter.com/News-14295-Hackers-Using-Gullible-Computer-Owners-as-%27Malware-Mules%27.htm http://www.spamfighter.com/News-14295-Hackers-Using-Gullible-Computer-Owners-as-%27Malware-Mules%27.htm Security vendor Symantec said that to infect other computer users with viruses, the hackers are exploiting unwary Web users as 'malware mules', as per the news published by PC ADVISOR on April 20, 2010. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:54:34 -0500 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10642053 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10642053 The FBI has been asked to help police investigate an international cyber-crime syndicate that hacked into a council-owned carpark to steal credit card details from thousands of customers. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:18:35 -0500 http://www.guampdn.com/article/20100501/NEWS01/5010308 http://www.guampdn.com/article/20100501/NEWS01/5010308 Some lawmakers yesterday raised privacy concerns over having to submit their fingerprints for a federal background check, prompting Sen. Adolpho Palacios to propose nixing that election-filing requirement. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:16:19 -0500 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-30/google-disney-fbi-are-top-choices-for-college-graduates.html http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-30/google-disney-fbi-are-top-choices-for-college-graduates.html April 30 (Bloomberg) -- Money matters, even to the idealistic Millennial generation. The recession and job market might be causing a shift in priorities among the next wave of Millennials to enter the workforce, according to the latest annual survey of college students conducted by Universum USA, a research firm based in Stockholm with U.S. headquarters in Philadelphia. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:02:27 -0500 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/30/FBI-wants-tape-of-police-beating-teen/UPI-85941272648923/ http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/30/FBI-wants-tape-of-police-beating-teen/UPI-85941272648923/ HOUSTON, April 30 (UPI) -- The FBI has requested videotape footage of Houston police officers allegedly beating and kicking a handcuffed teenager, a community activist said. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:00:12 -0500 http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0410/731028.html http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0410/731028.html Dillsburg, Pa. - A York County couple charged in the death of the seven-year-old boy they adopted from Russia will remain in prison until their trial. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:51:06 -0500 http://www.kansas.com/2010/04/30/1292608/coroner-saw-31-of-schneiders-patients.html http://www.kansas.com/2010/04/30/1292608/coroner-saw-31-of-schneiders-patients.html Jaime Oeberst said she kept having to examine the patients of a Haysville doctor. Read more: http://www.kansas.com/2010/04/30/1292608/coroner-saw-31-of-schneiders-patients.html#ixzz0mcBX2G8b Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:50:38 -0500 http://stlouis.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/sl042910.htm http://stlouis.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/sl042910.htm At approximately 10:45 a.m, a man robbed the First Community National Bank in Cuba, Missouri. Due to the quick response by a number of law enforcement agencies, including the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a suspect fitting the robber’s description was stopped and is being held for questioning. The suspect has not been charged. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:46:21 -0500 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/C8570081D25948EF86257715000A6177?OpenDocument http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/C8570081D25948EF86257715000A6177?OpenDocument WASHINGTON PARK — Forensic evidence, officials said, led prosecutors to file a murder charge this week against a man who had earlier been held as a suspect in the killing of Washington Park Mayor John Thornton. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:41:32 -0500 http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100419/NEWS02/4190308/-1/NEWSMAP http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100419/NEWS02/4190308/-1/NEWSMAP International in scope, organized crime networks that smuggle tusks, hides, caviar and other illegal products from endangered species can rake in millions of dollars — and hire very expensive defense lawyers if they get caught. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:56:00 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jr89j6xfDmrsadbjym06p0VWcz2wD9FCAJJ81 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jr89j6xfDmrsadbjym06p0VWcz2wD9FCAJJ81 BANGOR, Maine — A former Air Force intelligence specialist showed signs of paranoia aboard a trans-Atlantic flight and told federal air marshals that he had dynamite in his boots and laptop computer, forcing the plane to be diverted to Maine, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:48:56 -0500 http://gcn.com/articles/2010/05/03/cybereye-sloppy-cybercriminals.aspx http://gcn.com/articles/2010/05/03/cybereye-sloppy-cybercriminals.aspx Cyber crime is a growing problem, but at least the bad guys aren't super villains Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:47:38 -0500 http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1945786&nid=19 http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1945786&nid=19 The Pentagon's computers experience more than five thousand attacks every day, according to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, which is part of the Department of Energy. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:47:17 -0500 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/245001 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/245001 RICHMOND -- Gov. Bob McDonnell has directed the Virginia State Police to rescind a policy requiring volunteer chaplains to deliver nondenominational prayers at department-sanctioned public events. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:46:19 -0500 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Branford-Officer-Honored-92376214.html http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Branford-Officer-Honored-92376214.html As he drove by in his police car, officer Joseph Peterson looked Lishan Wang directly in the eye and thought to himself, this is the guy who shot and killed the Yale doctor. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:45:58 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jkQX3rHI_nmlQENRnoh-c_1e6qEQD9FC9QB00 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jkQX3rHI_nmlQENRnoh-c_1e6qEQD9FC9QB00 DALLAS — Police searched Wednesday for a Texas man authorities say used two chain saws to decapitate his wife before leaving her body in the street near their suburban Dallas home. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:44:38 -0500 http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/local/article_81be90e2-5345-11df-b3fd-001cc4c002e0.html http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/local/article_81be90e2-5345-11df-b3fd-001cc4c002e0.html A ruling on the eve of the trial in the 1980 murder of Marilyn McIntyre could limit the prosecution's case against Curtis Forbes. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:44:14 -0500 http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=4&id=35070 http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=4&id=35070 YONKERS, New York (AP) — A former Brooklyn resident now accused of raping and strangling three women in a New York suburb starting 21 years ago was never even suspected until he submitted a DNA sample after a drunken-driving arrest last year, officials said last week. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:43:55 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jygYMIHdWhx4sXUNTidQIxY7NF3QD9FCAKAO0 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jygYMIHdWhx4sXUNTidQIxY7NF3QD9FCAKAO0 ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A former truck driver who spent nearly 19 years behind bars for a 1988 slaying he didn't commit walked free Wednesday after DNA testing exonerated him and instead pointed to a man who strangled a 4-year-old girl in 1994. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:43:34 -0500 http://www.yumasun.com/news/cloud-58090-sell-murder.html http://www.yumasun.com/news/cloud-58090-sell-murder.html The capital murder trial of Lois Kay Cloud, accused in the 1997 murder of her husband, continued Wednesday with testimony from a forensic accountant. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:41:53 -0500 http://news.sc/2010/04/29/south-carolina-man-pleads-guilty-to-killing-disabled-veteran/ http://news.sc/2010/04/29/south-carolina-man-pleads-guilty-to-killing-disabled-veteran/ A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison for the kidnapping and murder of a disabled war veteran. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:41:32 -0500 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/04/29/dresden-human-remains-well-100429.html http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/04/29/dresden-human-remains-well-100429.html A man doing renovations to his Dresden, Ont., home has unearthed a human skeleton, and possibly the answer to a decades old mystery. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/04/29/dresden-human-remains-well-100429.html#ixzz0mUmbskZa Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:27:38 -0500 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/28/AR2010042802038.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/28/AR2010042802038.html ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- An organization that uses DNA evidence to clear people wrongfully convicted of crimes says prosecutors will ask a New York judge to free a man imprisoned for killing a woman in 1988. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:34:26 -0500 http://www.indystar.com/article/20100428/LOCAL/4280334/DNA-links-prisoners-contraband http://www.indystar.com/article/20100428/LOCAL/4280334/DNA-links-prisoners-contraband Corrections officials hope science reduces phone, weapon use Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:34:06 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/parties_and_issues/8649321.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/parties_and_issues/8649321.stm Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said the Conservative Party is "seeking to restrict the police's ability" to solve crimes. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:33:47 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iCDKyqlYJDinqSYYmIjxlGmQBCXg http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iCDKyqlYJDinqSYYmIjxlGmQBCXg PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — In the end, even the man who killed his own children during a paranoid episode admitted he shouldn't be released to the public. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:32:06 -0500 http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12389692 http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12389692 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A convicted felon has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath that led to a police cover-up. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:30:46 -0500 http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/27/wikipedia-child-porn-larry-sanger-fbi/ http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/27/wikipedia-child-porn-larry-sanger-fbi/ The parent company of Wikipedia is knowingly distributing child pornography, the co-founder of the online encyclopedia says, and he's imploring the FBI to investigate. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:28:26 -0500 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471204575210674060942894.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471204575210674060942894.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5 A West Hollywood art dealer pleaded guilty today to selling a fake Pablo Picasso drawing of a woman in a blue hat for $2 million, according to the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:27:59 -0500 http://sacramento.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/sc042610.htm http://sacramento.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/sc042610.htm SACRAMENTO—United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Marc M. Keyser, 66, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to 51 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. in Sacramento. Calling him a danger to the community, Judge Damrell ordered Keyser remanded into custody to commence serving his prison sentence. A further hearing is set to determine the restitution owed by Keyser for the costs of responding to the hoax letter. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:27:00 -0500 http://boston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/bs042710.htm http://boston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/bs042710.htm United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch announced today that they have formed and held the first meeting of the Rhode Island Mortgage Fraud Task Force, an initiative linking federal and state agencies in the fight against mortgage fraud. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:14:52 -0500 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Fingerprinting-goes-digital-/articleshow/5865476.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Fingerprinting-goes-digital-/articleshow/5865476.cms AHMEDABAD: Getting database of crime suspects will now be on the investigator's fingertips, literally. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:08:07 -0500 http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/story.aspx?id=449330 http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/story.aspx?id=449330 The defense attorney for the man accused of killing 4-year-old Dominick Calhoun in Argentine Township earlier this month shared chilling details of 24-year-old Brandon Hayes' mental health history in court. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:07:48 -0500 http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/04/firm_finds_5400_deleted_e-mail.html http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/04/firm_finds_5400_deleted_e-mail.html A computer forensics firm hired by Mayor Ray Nagin to locate the bulk of his e-mail messages from 2008 has turned up nearly 5,400 files that the administration said had been deleted, according to the firm's final report to the city. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:07:25 -0500 http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2010/04/28/story14965772t0.shtm http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2010/04/28/story14965772t0.shtm The brutal murder of a Perthshire woman nearly 150 years ago is Scotland’s oldest unsolved killing, records released under Freedom of Information legislation show (writes Kirsten Johnson). Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:04:45 -0500 http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ho042610.htm http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ho042610.htm Department of Justice Press Release Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:32:21 -0500 http://www.techtremor.com/2010/04/26/hacker-is-selling-1-5-million-facebook-accounts/ http://www.techtremor.com/2010/04/26/hacker-is-selling-1-5-million-facebook-accounts/ Kirllos, a hacker who preys upon Facebook users, has reportedly offered up 1.5 million Facebook usernames and passwords. If you do the math you have a 1 in 300 chance of being on the hackers lists. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:24:13 -0500 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363041,00.asp http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363041,00.asp Each new iteration of Microsoft software also marks a new chapter in the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between software counterfeiters and Microsoft's own enforcement team. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:18:53 -0500 http://www.mybanktracker.com/bank-news/2010/04/27/mortgage-fraud-rises-for-fifth-consecutive-year/ http://www.mybanktracker.com/bank-news/2010/04/27/mortgage-fraud-rises-for-fifth-consecutive-year/ Mortgage fraud increased in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year, according to the Appraisal Institute. The institute, an organization of 25,000 real estate appraisers, reported a 7% increase in fraud reports from 2008 to 2009. The increase was sizable but much smaller than the 20%-plus jumps the market saw each year from 2005 to 2008. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:17:23 -0500 http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2203606,CST-EDT-edit27.article http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/2203606,CST-EDT-edit27.article The National Guard can seem like the natural answer to any urban emergency. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:15:26 -0500 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/26/BAJO1D58I9.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/26/BAJO1D58I9.DTL Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi plans to introduce an ordinance today that would take the city's beleaguered crime lab out of the hands of the San Francisco Police Department. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:14:50 -0500 http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/04/27/ipad-users-hit-by-scammers/ http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/04/27/ipad-users-hit-by-scammers/ iPad Users Hit by Scammers Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:11:40 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/scotland_politics/8644987.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/scotland_politics/8644987.stm A move to allow Scottish police forces to hold the DNA of innocent people for up to six years has been thrown out by a committee of MSPs. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:09:52 -0500 http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/remains-found-of-laura-garza-dancer-who-vanished-from-nyc/19455568 http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/remains-found-of-laura-garza-dancer-who-vanished-from-nyc/19455568 (April 27) -- Laura Garza moved from Texas to New York City nearly two years ago with dreams of making it big as a dancer. Several months later, on Dec. 3, 2008, the 25-year-old woman left a Manhattan bar with a registered sex offender and was never seen again. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:09:22 -0500 http://www.khou.com/home/related/Police-Resume-Hunt-for-Killer-24-Years-Later-92110859.html http://www.khou.com/home/related/Police-Resume-Hunt-for-Killer-24-Years-Later-92110859.html HOUSTON—Hindsight tells us that forensic miscues and misinterpreted evidence led to a 24-year delay in the identification of a murder victim in south Houston. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:09:04 -0500 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/7638607/British-forensic-expert-threatened-in-Malaysia.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/7638607/British-forensic-expert-threatened-in-Malaysia.html A leading British forensic expert who testified at the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, is living in fear of his safety in Malaysia after being called in to help investigate the death of a government aide. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:08:28 -0500 http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/04/judge_orders_forensic_exam_for.html http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/04/judge_orders_forensic_exam_for.html FLINT, Michigan — A judge this morning ordered a forensic exam for Brandon Hayes, the man accused of torturing Dominick Calhoun, 4. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:07:54 -0500 http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/chicago-pols-want-national-guard-to-help-fight-crime-wave/19453978 http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/chicago-pols-want-national-guard-to-help-fight-crime-wave/19453978 (April 26) -- Two Chicago lawmakers want the National Guard brought in to help fight a surge of violent crime in the city, saying there is a "war" in Chicago that warrants the same kind of deployment as the U.S. has in the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:47:57 -0500 http://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/54155/Human-remains-found-in-sunken-car http://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/54155/Human-remains-found-in-sunken-car It was a grim discovery on what was an otherwise lovely day. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:40:49 -0500 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20003284-504083.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20003284-504083.html NEW YORK (CBS/AP) A Yonkers, NY cold case detective says he finally got his man after "nine long years" of looking at over 100 suspects in connection with the deaths of three women who were raped and strangled in 1989, 1991, and 1996 - and he owes it all to one convict's desire to be let out on parole. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:39:17 -0500 http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_d68b13d2-4fd2-11df-9857-001cc4c03286.html http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_d68b13d2-4fd2-11df-9857-001cc4c03286.html Authorities may have found the infant allegedly thrown off a bridge by her father two months ago. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:38:37 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/weekinreview/25harmon.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/weekinreview/25harmon.html The cultural gap between the impoverished Havasupai Indians who view their blood as sacred and the Arizona State University researchers who helicoptered in to their Grand Canyon home to collect it was at the heart of a lawsuit over the scope of a genetic study that ended last week with a settlement for the tribe. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:38:08 -0500 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/04/27/national/Victims-on-both-sides-hit-by-high-velocity-bullets-30128020.html http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/04/27/national/Victims-on-both-sides-hit-by-high-velocity-bullets-30128020.html Some 25 people lost their lives during bloody clashes between soldiers and red-shirt demonstrators in Bangkok on April 10. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:32:25 -0500 http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12371928 http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12371928 LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Lafayette nurses trained to look for evidence of abuse or sexual assault have expanded their program to children less than 12 years old. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:31:54 -0500 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6975752.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6975752.html Mistakes, misunderstandings and missed opportunities by authorities left the mystery of Angela Faye Phillips' disappearance unsolved for more than two decades. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:31:30 -0500 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/26/nation/20100426215151&sec=nation http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/26/nation/20100426215151&sec=nation SHAH ALAM: British forensics expert Professor Dr Peter Vanezis testified at the coroner’s court Monday that political aide Teoh Beng Hock was not unconscious when he plunged to his death. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:30:52 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100426school_stabbing_trial_winding_down/srvc=home&position=also http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100426school_stabbing_trial_winding_down/srvc=home&position=also A forensic psychiatrist retained by the defense testified today that accused killer John Odgren gave varying accounts of the fatal Lincoln Sudbury High School stabbing to cope with what happened. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:30:24 -0500 http://ksax.com/article/stories/S1525528.shtml?cat=10230 http://ksax.com/article/stories/S1525528.shtml?cat=10230 SWIFT COUNTY, MINN. - Two Alabama men were taken into custody and one has been charged in connection with burglarizing several pharmacies in the upper Midwest in late 2009, according to the Benson Police Department. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:00:22 -0500 http://www.statepress.com/2010/04/22/exonerated-inmate-touts-importance-of-dna-evidence/ http://www.statepress.com/2010/04/22/exonerated-inmate-touts-importance-of-dna-evidence/ On March 8, 1985, Kirk Bloodsworth was sentenced to death for the murder of a 9-year-old girl in Baltimore County, Md. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:59:37 -0500 http://phoenix.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/px042110.htm http://phoenix.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/px042110.htm PHOENIX—A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a four-count indictment against Dwayne Warren Bogan, a.k.a. “King Flavor,” 47, of Las Vegas, Nevada, for violations of sex trafficking of a minor; sex trafficking through force, fraud, or coercion; transporting a minor across state lines for purposes of prostitution; and transporting a person across state lines for purposes of prostitution. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:58:25 -0500 http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo042210.htm http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo042210.htm PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the indictment late yesterday of ANTHONY DIGATI on charges of attempting to extort approximately $200,000 or more from New York Life Insurance Company ("New York Life"). DIGATI allegedly threatened in e-mails and on a website he created to make false public statements and transmit millions of spam e-mails in an effort to damage the reputation of New York Life and cost the company millions of dollars in revenue. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:58:04 -0500 http://dallas.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/dl042110a.htm http://dallas.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/dl042110a.htm DALLAS—A federal grand jury in Dallas returned an indictment late yesterday charging Erlyndon J. Lo, 27, with offenses related to his threat to use deadly force to stop an abortion at the Southwestern Women’s Surgery Center (SWSC) in Dallas, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Lo has been in custody since his arrest on April 3, 2010, at his home in Plano, Texas, on related charges outlined in a criminal complaint. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:57:38 -0500 http://dallas.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/dl042110.htm http://dallas.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/dl042110.htm Computer Repairman Discovered Child Pornography on Defendant’s Computer Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:56:43 -0500 http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14937858 http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14937858 West Jordan » Five shell casings found outside the Sandy Village Inn Restaurant where Kenneth Dolezsar was killed three years ago were fired from the same gun as a single casing found at Eugene Christopher Wright's Salt Lake City home, an expert testified Thursday during Wright's murder trial. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:48:08 -0500 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/22/eveningnews/main6422768.shtml?tag=contentBody;featuredPost-PE http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/22/eveningnews/main6422768.shtml?tag=contentBody;featuredPost-PE Where America Stands: Increasingly Computer-Based Nation Faces off Daily Against Hackers, with No International Rule of Law Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:45:16 -0500 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20003198-501465.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20003198-501465.html Within security circles, they refer to the practice as social engineering, shorthand for a con game where unsuspecting employees get tricked into divulging important corporate information. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:44:47 -0500 http://www.mcot.net/cfcustom/cache_page/48068.cfm http://www.mcot.net/cfcustom/cache_page/48068.cfm BANGKOK, April 23 (TNA) - The director of Thailand's Justice Ministry's Central Institute of Forensic Science inspected the grenade hit area at Sala Daeng intersection and adjacent areas of Silom Road but declined to give further details or comment. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:25:45 -0500 http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100423/A_NEWS/4230317 http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100423/A_NEWS/4230317 A state-run crime lab in Ripon that serves law enforcement agencies in five Central Valley counties is under investigation after a discrepancy between recorded weights of methamphetamine evidence samples was discovered earlier this month. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:23:30 -0500 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/22/mexican-drug-cartel-loses-4-leaders-to-dea/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/22/mexican-drug-cartel-loses-4-leaders-to-dea/ Men plead guilty to coordinating distribution, sales in Texas Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:02:22 -0500 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/22/mexican-drug-cartel-loses-4-leaders-to-dea/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/22/mexican-drug-cartel-loses-4-leaders-to-dea/ (April 21) -- In a dramatic bid to end fraud, identity theft and illegal immigration, Puerto Rico is voiding all birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010 -- forcing more than 5 million people to apply for new ones. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:55:22 -0500 http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/puerto-rican-officials-scrap-millions-of-birth-certificates/19448645 http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/puerto-rican-officials-scrap-millions-of-birth-certificates/19448645 (April 21) -- In a dramatic bid to end fraud, identity theft and illegal immigration, Puerto Rico is voiding all birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010 -- forcing more than 5 million people to apply for new ones. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:51:41 -0500 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2010/04/22/why-you-never-see-a-college-rapists-name-in-a-campus-crime-alert/ http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2010/04/22/why-you-never-see-a-college-rapists-name-in-a-campus-crime-alert/ Three recent crimes reported to the George Washington University, and how the university identified their perpetrators to students and staff: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:33:17 -0500 http://theweek.com/article/index/202036/Floridas_Minority_Report_crime_prediction_software http://theweek.com/article/index/202036/Floridas_Minority_Report_crime_prediction_software Florida has adopted forecasting software, produced by IBM, to target high-risk youths. Is this the beginning of a "Minority Report" future? Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:30:59 -0500 http://www.smh.com.au/technology/identity-crime-computer-system-a-flop-20100422-tg2h.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/identity-crime-computer-system-a-flop-20100422-tg2h.html A $28 million Howard government plan to create a high-tech system to address identity crime has been plagued by technical difficulties and failed to achieve its aims, the Australian National Audit Office says. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:30:26 -0500 http://www.lakewyliepilot.com/2010/04/22/703134/tbi-improved-dna-testing-helped.html http://www.lakewyliepilot.com/2010/04/22/703134/tbi-improved-dna-testing-helped.html Improved DNA technology has helped police solve a 20-year-old West Tennessee murder case. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:21:13 -0500 http://www.economist.com/science-technology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15949089 http://www.economist.com/science-technology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15949089 OPENING a new training centre in forensic science (pictured above) at the University of Glamorgan in South Wales recently, Bernard Knight, formerly one of Britain’s chief pathologists, said that because of television crime dramas, jurors today expect more categorical proof than forensic science is capable of delivering. And when it comes to the gulf between reality and fiction, Dr Knight knows what he is talking about: besides 43 years’ experience of attending crime scenes, he has also written dozens of crime novels. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:20:40 -0500 http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/fbi-drunk-woman-on-480873.html http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/fbi-drunk-woman-on-480873.html An intoxicated woman on a flight from Atlanta to New York yelled racial epithets at a pregnant woman and bit a federal agent, according to the FBI. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:16:47 -0500 http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2453 http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2453 Indictment: ACH Transactions Used to Move Money for Internet Gambling Operations Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:49:26 -0500 http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-community-news.asp?aID=8765 http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-community-news.asp?aID=8765 COPLEY — Have you ever wondered what police officers do when they aren’t writing traffic tickets? Why it takes so long to investigate a traffic accident? Or what it feels like to be hit with a Taser? Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:18:28 -0500 http://www.vancouversun.com/news/year+charged+with+murder+nursing+home+death/2935721/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/news/year+charged+with+murder+nursing+home+death/2935721/story.html OTTAWA — Six months after the killing of an 88-year-old man at an Ottawa long-term care home, the resident who lived in the next room has been charged with second-degree murder. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:17:04 -0500 Washington officials call it a program to separate the barkers from the biters Washington officials call it a program to separate the barkers from the biters Even before four officers were gunned down over their morning coffee in a suburban Tacoma cafe late last year, Washington police had their eye on a computer program designed by an ex-B.C. RCMP officer that would assess the threat posed by the individual who killed them. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:16:38 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/8637626.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/8637626.stm A man whose dog's DNA was used to link him to an armed carjacking has been jailed for at least four years. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:15:53 -0500 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/body-found-outside-police-station-14778208.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/body-found-outside-police-station-14778208.html A murder investigation was launched today after the discovery of a man’s body in the shadow of a police station in west Belfast. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:15:32 -0500 http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/apr/22/second-forensic-interviewer-testifies-in/?local http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/apr/22/second-forensic-interviewer-testifies-in/?local With red marker in hand and a whiteboard in front of him, a defense attorney in the child molestation case against a kindergarten teacher asks his witness: "Could that be a suggestion?" Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:14:16 -0500 http://cbs2chicago.com/local/human.remains.tattoos.2.1648204.html http://cbs2chicago.com/local/human.remains.tattoos.2.1648204.html Police Seek Public's Help In Identifying Body Found In Arlington Heights Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:56:04 -0500 http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=12352061 http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=12352061 MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) - A Texas lab has confirmed that a leg discovered on the banks of the Willamette River belonged to a 58-year-old Corvallis woman who was reported as missing and suicidal in May 2007. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:55:23 -0500 http://www.startribune.com/local/91753144.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUJ http://www.startribune.com/local/91753144.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUJ Preston Arnold was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder over the naked, partially frozen body found on railroad tracks. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:54:29 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/us/22dnaside.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/us/22dnaside.html A settlement between 41 members of the Havasupai Indian tribe and Arizona State University highlights the risk researchers take when they fail to secure what is known as “informed consent,” fully informing research participants how their DNA may be used, legal experts and civil rights advocates said. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:53:52 -0500 http://newark.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nk042110.htm http://newark.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nk042110.htm NEWARK, NJ—The former owner and chief executive officer of Capitol Investments USA, Inc., a purported wholesale grocery distribution business, was charged today in a criminal complaint with operating a $880 million Ponzi scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:52:10 -0500 http://atlanta.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/at042110.htm http://atlanta.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/at042110.htm Pimp Known as “Candyman” Brought a 16-Year-Old Girl to Georgia from South Carolina for the Purpose of Causing Her to Engage in Prostitution Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:51:38 -0500 http://www.exploreeverything.com/2010/04/21/cybercrime-has-not-experienced-the-crisis-in-2009/ http://www.exploreeverything.com/2010/04/21/cybercrime-has-not-experienced-the-crisis-in-2009/ According to the publisher, which publishes its 15th annual report on IT security, attacks are constantly increasing. France, she recoils from the 8th to 13th among the countries most affected. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:50:02 -0500 http://springfield-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/policing-goes-hi-tech/ http://springfield-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/policing-goes-hi-tech/ SPRINGFIELD: You may have watched CSI Miami but how much do you know about what police forensics teams do to catch criminals? Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:48:10 -0500 http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=115716 http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=115716 Forensic Laboratory enhances the value of suspect to evidence comparison in Y-STR mixtures. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:47:44 -0500 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/04/prweb3904454.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/04/prweb3904454.htm Flashback Data is the first ever non-governmental lab accredited for computer forensics under ASCLD/LAB International Accreditation Program. The company joins a short list of digital evidence laboratories accredited under the program, including those owned by the F.B.I. and state and county law enforcement. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:46:31 -0500 http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_a71319dc-4cbd-11df-b1bd-001cc4c03286.html http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_a71319dc-4cbd-11df-b1bd-001cc4c03286.html In November 2008, a woman told Lincoln police an acquaintance had raped her in his car. Several days later, police found the car and got permission to look for evidence. They found a substance -- possibly semen -- on the front passenger seat. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:45:55 -0500 http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=116675&catid=2 http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=116675&catid=2 VASSALBORO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A Maine based computer forensics company is providing law enforcement agencies worldwide with the tools to combat computer crimes. BitSec Global Forensics, which is headquartered in Augusta, teaches police, government and corporate investigators how to find files that criminals do not want recovered. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:45:03 -0500 http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/Application-Notes/2010/04/Automated-Forensic-DNA-Methods--Relieving-the-Pain-of-Validation/ http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/Application-Notes/2010/04/Automated-Forensic-DNA-Methods--Relieving-the-Pain-of-Validation/ Automation can increase a forensics lab's sample processing capacity, but it can also add to the complexity of system verification and validation. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:43:57 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i9kDNd-J5ZlT5PkFqbAY4-BLkfwQD9F70E781 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i9kDNd-J5ZlT5PkFqbAY4-BLkfwQD9F70E781 HARRISONVILLE, Mo. — A 47-year-old man accused of impregnating his daughter four times and causing the death of one of the babies was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges on Tuesday. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:03:18 -0500 http://www.9wsyr.com/content/news/breakingnews/Man-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-Ithaca-murder/QKuHatnOXEeFZwA4nvy9Vg.cspx http://www.9wsyr.com/content/news/breakingnews/Man-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-Ithaca-murder/QKuHatnOXEeFZwA4nvy9Vg.cspx Ithaca (WSYR-TV) - A jury has found Cornell University doctoral student Blazej Kot guilty on all charges including murder, arson and tampering with physical evidence. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:02:57 -0500 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14921430?nclick_check=1 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14921430?nclick_check=1 SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Siding with law enforcement authorities, California lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would make it illegal to openly carry a gun in public, even if it's unloaded. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:53:17 -0500 http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/20/authorities-arrest-282-in-gang-sweep/ http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/20/authorities-arrest-282-in-gang-sweep/ A multiagency operation devised to disrupt and ultimately destroy gangs involved in cross-border crimes like drug and human smuggling resulted in the arrest of 282 people over the weekend, officials announced Monday. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:52:24 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hJA8p94Lr06-84VG7vVBc4VTSKgQD9F70BR02 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hJA8p94Lr06-84VG7vVBc4VTSKgQD9F70BR02 PHILADELPHIA — DNA evidence in an alleged sexual assault at a township building matches that of a sergeant who led a sex crimes unit in suburban Philadelphia, a district attorney said Tuesday. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:50:43 -0500 http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo042010.htm http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nyfo042010.htm Department of Justice Press Release Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:50:20 -0500 http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/news/20100420-cybercrime-rise-100-attacks-second-worldwide http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/news/20100420-cybercrime-rise-100-attacks-second-worldwide Cyber-crime is on the increase, with criminals attempting over 100 attacks every second worldwide, according to a new report. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:49:33 -0500 By all indications, a shallow grave in Lower Windsor Township appeared to have been dug for a baby or toddler. By all indications, a shallow grave in Lower Windsor Township appeared to have been dug for a baby or toddler. A baby blanket and toys at the grave 'weren't good signs,' Lower Windsor Police chief said. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:47:54 -0500 http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/google-hackers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/google-hackers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 The hackers who breached Google’s network last year were able to nab the source code for the company’s global password system, according to The New York Times. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:47:31 -0500 http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/49443-microsoft-takes-on-software-pirates-with-regional-crime-labs http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/49443-microsoft-takes-on-software-pirates-with-regional-crime-labs Microsoft has established nine regional crime labs around the world to counter the supposed scourge of software counterfeiting. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:46:39 -0500 http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=848458&catid=14 http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=848458&catid=14 ANOKA, Minn.-- There is no doubt that Ming Sen Shiue carried out brutal crimes - kidnapping, rape, and murder. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:46:12 -0500 http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7444506/ http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7444506/ Raleigh, N.C. — Police used DNA evidence to identify a Raleigh man as a suspect in the slaying of State Board of Education member Kathy Taft, sources told WRAL News. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:28:37 -0500 http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=15&sid=1937286 http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=15&sid=1937286 Cybersecurity Update - Tune in weekdays at 30 minutes past the hour for the latest cybersecurity news on The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Jane Norris (6-10 a.m.) and The Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris (3-7 p.m.). Listen live at FederalNewsRadio.com or on the radio at 1500 and 820 AM in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:27:03 -0500 http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/8836/fbi-director-requests-more-cybersecurity-staff/ http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/8836/fbi-director-requests-more-cybersecurity-staff/ The FBI has submitted its fiscal year 2011 budget demands to Congress, requesting additional resources for several cybersecurity concerns, including computer intrusions and counterintelligence. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:25:59 -0500 http://stlouis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/sl041610.htm http://stlouis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/sl041610.htm ST. LOUIS, MO—The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that David Russell Darr, Jr., was indicted on federal charges of production of child pornography. The indictment alleges that in October 2009, Darr videotaped himself and a minor child engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:24:38 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crm-442.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crm-442.html Longest Prison Sentence Ever Imposed Related to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Violations Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:23:32 -0500 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0419/breaking67.html http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0419/breaking67.html More than 500 sexual assault victims from young teens to the elderly were cared for at specialist units last year, new figures revealed today. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:22:55 -0500 http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20100419/NEWS01/100419013/Skeletal-remains-identified-as-Jackson-woman-missing-since-2008 http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20100419/NEWS01/100419013/Skeletal-remains-identified-as-Jackson-woman-missing-since-2008 The Jackson woman whose skeletal remains were found off Cobb Road last week had been missing since June 2008, according to a news release today from the Madison County Sheriff's Office. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:21:51 -0500 http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100419/NEWS07/4190328/-1/NEWSMAP http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100419/NEWS07/4190328/-1/NEWSMAP More than 100 wildlife forensics scientists from around the world are at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Forensics Laboratory in Ashland this week for a conference. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:21:08 -0500 http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/topten_041610.htm http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/topten_041610.htm Press Release Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:03:02 -0500 http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/mephedrone-drug-illegal-from-today-1.696968?referrerPath=news/ http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/mephedrone-drug-illegal-from-today-1.696968?referrerPath=news/ PARTY drug mephedrone is banned from today and anyone caught selling it could be jailed for 14 years. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:47:49 -0500 http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/49401-hackers-explooit-adobe-vulnerability http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/49401-hackers-explooit-adobe-vulnerability Hackers have been attempting to exploit an unpatched hole in Adobe Reader's PDF document format using a variant of the infamous Zeus bot. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:45:50 -0500 http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/04/16/2d_hacker_in_tjx_case_sentenced_to_5_years/ http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/04/16/2d_hacker_in_tjx_case_sentenced_to_5_years/ Another hacker involved in the TJX credit card theft case, Damon Patrick Toey, has been sent to prison. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:45:17 -0500 http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aerospacedaily&id=news/asd/2010/04/16/09.xml&headline=Gaps%20In%20Cyber-Policy%20Confound%20Congress http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aerospacedaily&id=news/asd/2010/04/16/09.xml&headline=Gaps%20In%20Cyber-Policy%20Confound%20Congress The ability to operate in cyberspace — in particular to attack networks — has “outpaced the development of policy, law and precedent to guide and control those operations,” says Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:44:55 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8624783.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8624783.stm Police in Edinburgh said thousands of homes could have been left without power after thieves tried to steal metal from an electricity sub-station. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:26:07 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crt-425.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crt-425.html WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced that Paul Schlesselman was sentenced today on federal charges for conspiring to murder dozens of African-Americans, including then-Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama, because of their race. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:09:14 -0500 http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/violent-crime-victims-use-art-to-cope-april-15-2010 http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/violent-crime-victims-use-art-to-cope-april-15-2010 MINNEAPOLIS - Victims of violent crimes have very different ways of healing. Some turn to drugs or alcohol, while some people in Minnesota turn to art. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:06:24 -0500 http://www.dailymail.com/News/201004150809 http://www.dailymail.com/News/201004150809 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The FBI has decided on a location for its new Charleston facility, officials said Thursday. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:05:42 -0500 http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100415/NEWS/100419781/1044 http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100415/NEWS/100419781/1044 Hoping to attract more tips, the FBI today announced a doubling of the reward for information in the Kayleah Wilson case, and also gave hints about the behavior of a possible abductor. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:02:38 -0500 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/apr/16/dna-database-dividing-line http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/apr/16/dna-database-dividing-line Gordon Brown has said the DNA database is a dividing line of the election, but the real divide is between integrity and cynicism Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:02:00 -0500 http://news.ph.msn.com/newsweek/technology/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4032316 http://news.ph.msn.com/newsweek/technology/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4032316 It's great that the 47 nations at last week's nuclear--security summit pledged to safeguard their nuclear materials so terrorists can't, say, nuke Times Square or set off a dirty bomb in the Tokyo subway. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:56:14 -0500 http://cincinnati.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ci041510.htm http://cincinnati.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ci041510.htm COLUMBUS—Henry B. Rutland, 65, of Westerville was sentenced in United States District Court here today to 12 months and one day in prison for subscribing to child pornography websites. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:41:06 -0500 http://boston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/bs041510.htm http://boston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/bs041510.htm BOSTON—Late yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the conviction and prison sentence of a one time Massachusetts state prosecutor. The case arose from the 1978 theft of seven paintings from Stockbridge, Massachusetts—the largest burglary from a private residence in Massachusetts history and one of the largest art thefts in the U.S. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:40:44 -0500 http://indianapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ip041510.htm http://indianapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ip041510.htm TERRE HAUTE, IN—The indictment of 19 alleged methamphetamine traffickers was unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Terre Haute. Law enforcement officers from the region participated in the execution of arrest and search warrants related to the investigation on persons and residences in the Terre Haute area. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:40:13 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-hermann-police-new-laws-20100416,0,5718859.story http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-hermann-police-new-laws-20100416,0,5718859.story Keeping violent and repeat sex offenders and gang bangers in prison longer is an easy sell, with the abduction and slaying of 11-year-old Eastern Shore girl and the killing of a Crofton boy still registering outrage. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:50:10 -0500 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/dna-identifies-owner-of-dismembered-foot/story-e6frf7jx-1225854030610 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/dna-identifies-owner-of-dismembered-foot/story-e6frf7jx-1225854030610 A hyman foot found by teenagers alongside abandoned railroad tracks in Ohio has been identified as belonging to a local woman missing since March. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:44:15 -0500 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/14/DNA-appeal-hangs-over-Ohio-execution/UPI-25131271283968/ http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/14/DNA-appeal-hangs-over-Ohio-execution/UPI-25131271283968/ COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 14 (UPI) -- Activist lawyers have gone to federal court to try to head off the impending execution of a death-row inmate in Ohio. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:43:43 -0500 http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/290640 http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/290640 A Washington state police officer is suing Burger King over a Whopper he ordered that he said one of their workers then spat on. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:43:01 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1wM6SYdL59_9bWuIqkrWtjfD7SQD9F3MKDO1 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1wM6SYdL59_9bWuIqkrWtjfD7SQD9F3MKDO1 FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A military jury on Thursday sentenced a soldier to die for the murders of a North Carolina mother and her two children in 1985. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:41:28 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crm-416.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crm-416.html A federal grand jury in the District of Maryland has returned a 10-count indictment charging former National Security Agency (NSA) senior executive Thomas A. Drake with the willful retention of classified information, obstruction of justice and making false statements, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:56:17 -0500 http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/crime/article/expert_strong_odor_at_home_with_body_parts/35155/ http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/crime/article/expert_strong_odor_at_home_with_body_parts/35155/ CINCINNATI—A forensic anthropologist testifying in the trial of an Ohio man accused of killing his wife and cutting up her body says bone fragments from a human thigh bone were found in the couple’s yard. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:52:54 -0500 http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20100415/NEWS01/100415011/1002/Forensic+anthropologist+called+in+to+study+human+remains http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20100415/NEWS01/100415011/1002/Forensic+anthropologist+called+in+to+study+human+remains A team from the Nashville forensic center, including anthropologist Dr. Hugh Berryman, has been dispatched to help with the investigation of human skeletal remains found in east Madison County on Wednesday. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:52:29 -0500 http://kansascity.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/kc041310.htm http://kansascity.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/kc041310.htm JEFFERSON CITY, MO—Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that five Columbia, Mo., men have been sentenced for their involvement in illegal drug trafficking and firearms in association with the Cut Throats gang. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:20:04 -0500 http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_103220457.html?keyword=secondarystory http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_103220457.html?keyword=secondarystory SWAMPSCOTT — School officials have acted pre-emptively to curtail cyber bullying after a middle school student was the victim of "rude" and "inappropriate" words on Facebook. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:01:11 -0500 http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100414/NEWS01/4140309 http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100414/NEWS01/4140309 Witness testimony and crime scene photos were the focus of the second day of Gary Heavygun's trial on deliberate homicide and other charges. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:57:58 -0500 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jATLd9Qzrn-ioGcLQ4oDf99TgscAD9F2T3GO0 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jATLd9Qzrn-ioGcLQ4oDf99TgscAD9F2T3GO0 WASHINGTON — The U.S. should counter computer-based attacks swiftly and strongly and act to thwart or disable a threat even when the attacker's identity is unknown, the director of the National Security Agency told Congress. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:56:42 -0500 http://cincinnati.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/ci041310.htm http://cincinnati.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/ci041310.htm Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cincinnati Office Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Keith Bennett; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Columbus Field Division SAC Christopher Sadowski; FBI Louisville Office SAC Elizabeth Fries; and ATF Louisville SAC Paul Vido announced that on April 13, 2010, FBI and ATF agents arrested three individuals on federal charges that they illegally possessed and delivered explosives. In addition, agents executed four federal search warrants in Ohio and one in Kentucky as the result of the same investigation. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:55:19 -0500 http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/90791514.html http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/90791514.html Madison — Felons would still have to submit DNA samples missing from a state database even if they have already served their sentences, under a bill the Senate passed Tuesday. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:52:52 -0500 http://phoenix.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/px041310.htm http://phoenix.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/px041310.htm PHOENIX—Julio Cesar Feliciano, Jr., 46, of Phoenix, was sentenced here yesterday by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to over 106 years in federal prison. Feliciano was found guilty by a federal jury in November 2009 of five counts of armed bank robbery, four counts of use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:52:27 -0500 http://crimevoice.com/dna-match-may-have-cracked-yearlong-mystery-in-ventura-triple-murder-3411/ http://crimevoice.com/dna-match-may-have-cracked-yearlong-mystery-in-ventura-triple-murder-3411/ VENTURA — Just as hope was beginning to wane in a yearlong investigation into a brutal triple-murder, a DNA sample in an unrelated crime may have revealed the man behind the fatal stabbing of a Ventura County man and his pregnant wife. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:51:49 -0500 http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ho041310.htm http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ho041310.htm HOUSTON—Four Houston men convicted of conspiring to rob a Garda Cash Logistics Southwest Inc. armored car have been sentenced to prison terms without parole, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:51:01 -0500 http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/cumbria-police-storing-dna-samples-from-people-never-charged-with-crime-1.695234?referrerPath=home http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/cumbria-police-storing-dna-samples-from-people-never-charged-with-crime-1.695234?referrerPath=home Cumbria police has kept DNA samples from more than 1,300 people who were never charged with a crime. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:49:23 -0500 http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=12305779 http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=12305779 GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Work is all but complete for Grass Lawn, however a building problem is holding up the opening of the Gulfport landmark replica. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:48:16 -0500 http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2010/May/Pages/RussianCyberthiefCaseIllustratesSecurityRisks.aspx http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2010/May/Pages/RussianCyberthiefCaseIllustratesSecurityRisks.aspx “Vladimir” came from a good family in Moscow. His parents both had advanced degrees and he was an academic star in high school. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:24:02 -0500 http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=12305779 http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=12305779 GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Work is all but complete for Grass Lawn, however a building problem is holding up the opening of the Gulfport landmark replica. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:10:59 -0500 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/04/14/killing_detailed_in_advance_witness_says/ http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/04/14/killing_detailed_in_advance_witness_says/ John Odgren, a 16-year-old special-needs student at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, allegedly told classmates during a forensic sciences class three years ago that he would wear something to conceal his identity, he would lead a person to an isolated area, and he would stab that person with a long flat blade. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:10:34 -0500 http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_b32e9c8a-2630-5b3c-8368-707069da1b43.html http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_b32e9c8a-2630-5b3c-8368-707069da1b43.html In 2007, Ben Wehr of New Berlin was a typical high school student. A wrestler, football player, all-around good kid. Things began to go haywire with the loss of his dad, who died in a plane crash. He became unstable. He began to make poor decisions. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:54:01 -0500 http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20100413/WDH0101/4130453/1981/WDHopinion http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20100413/WDH0101/4130453/1981/WDHopinion The Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area is one of several Wisconsin clubs joining the statewide Internet Crimes Against Children task force in an effort to teach kids about Internet safety. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:53:11 -0500 http://www.fox10tv.com/dpps/news/national/south/alleged-porn-series-maker-from-bastrop_3314045 http://www.fox10tv.com/dpps/news/national/south/alleged-porn-series-maker-from-bastrop_3314045 Florida arrest caps five-year FBI investigation Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:51:36 -0500 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/13/fbi-making-steady-progress-releasing-massive-kennedy-file/?test=latestnews http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/13/fbi-making-steady-progress-releasing-massive-kennedy-file/?test=latestnews The FBI records center is making "steady progress" toward completing its review of Ted Kennedy's 3,000-page file and plans to release it well before the end of the year, a records official said Monday. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:51:13 -0500 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/judges-seek-police-protection-in-wake-of-murder/403852.html http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/judges-seek-police-protection-in-wake-of-murder/403852.html More than 10 federal judges and members of the Investigative Committee have requested police protection since Monday's brazen killing of Moscow City Court judge Eduard Chuvashov, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:50:54 -0500 http://www.kgw.com/news/DNA-tests-help-solve-35-year-old-murder-90743214.html http://www.kgw.com/news/DNA-tests-help-solve-35-year-old-murder-90743214.html ALBANY, Ore. -- DNA testing has solved a 35-year-old mystery in Linn County, bringing closure to the grieving family of a missing woman. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:49:44 -0500 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8616630.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8616630.stm Detectives have been to Kenya as part of a new inquiry into the unsolved murder of a British woman almost 22 years ago, Scotland Yard has said. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:49:14 -0500 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fariabeach-arrest13-2010apr13,0,6860663.story http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fariabeach-arrest13-2010apr13,0,6860663.story Joshua Packer, 20, is arrested in the slayings of the couple and their unborn child in May at their Faria Beach home. DNA evidence found at the crime scene led investigators to Packer. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:46:42 -0500 http://norfolk.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nf040910.htm http://norfolk.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/nf040910.htm NORFOLK, VA—A federal grand jury in Norfolk has indicted James Alexander Mack, 25; Jamel Spaights, 28; James Martin Harris, 22; Arous John Phillips, 22; Eric Drandell Ward, 28; Craig Steven Foster, 23, all of Portsmouth, Va.; and Danyell Jamar White, 21, and Cameron Mychal Evans, 21, both of Suffolk, Va. on various racketeering, murder, firearm, and drug charges. The majority of the defendants will face life sentences if convicted. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:45:32 -0500 http://neworleans.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/no040910a.htm http://neworleans.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/no040910a.htm NEW ORLEANS, LA—MELINDA LANGLEY, age 49, a resident of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon to fifteen (15) months' imprisonment for her role in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:45:05 -0500 http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/04/manpower_shortage_hits_child_a.php http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/04/manpower_shortage_hits_child_a.php The national forensic institute has not taken on any suspected child abuse cases for over six months because of a manpower shortage, the Volkskrant reports on Tuesday. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:44:15 -0500 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/04/12/Sweden-looking-at-predicted-death-doctor/UPI-80091271111332/ http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/04/12/Sweden-looking-at-predicted-death-doctor/UPI-80091271111332/ STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 12 (UPI) -- A Swedish doctor accused of killing a woman with a lethal injection is under investigation in the deaths of 20 other patients, authorities said. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:01:48 -0500 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_kerosene-fuelled-blaze-at-mumbai-s-gold-mohur-mill-forensic-lab_1371107 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_kerosene-fuelled-blaze-at-mumbai-s-gold-mohur-mill-forensic-lab_1371107 Mumbai: Forensic reports have indicated that kerosene fuelled the blaze at the defunct Gold Mohur textile mill at Dadar in Central Mumbai, a fire department official said today. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:00:47 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crm-396.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/April/10-crm-396.html The owner and operator of a Los Angeles durable medical equipment (DME) company pleaded guilty today to submitting nearly one half of a million dollars in false claims to Medicare, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:23:19 -0500 http://www.atf.gov/press/releases/2010/03/033110-dal-reward-offered-in-texas-incidents.html http://www.atf.gov/press/releases/2010/03/033110-dal-reward-offered-in-texas-incidents.html ATF and Postal Inspectors Seek Public’s Help Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:50:33 -0500 http://www.info4security.com/story.asp?sectioncode=14&storycode=4124590&c=1 http://www.info4security.com/story.asp?sectioncode=14&storycode=4124590&c=1 New research just published by G4S Secure Solutions (UK) reveals almost one-in-every-ten (224,000) retail employees have committed a crime against their employer in the last 12 months. Brian Sims reports. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:38:19 -0500 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-polygraph-police-20100411,0,6018976.story http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-polygraph-police-20100411,0,6018976.story In a world of new-fangled law-enforcement gadgets and snazzy crime-fighting technology, police are embracing an old standby, the polygraph, to help crack cases and keep an eye on bad guys. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:37:40 -0500 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/assaults-on-nurses-spark-call-for-guards/story-e6frf7kx-1225852506483 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/assaults-on-nurses-spark-call-for-guards/story-e6frf7kx-1225852506483 ONE nurse a week is assaulted so badly in Victoria's hospitals they are forced to spend weeks off work recovering from their injuries, while many more continue to work in fear. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:35:23 -0500 http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/woman-accused-of-killing-publix-coworker-in-rare-company/1086728 http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/woman-accused-of-killing-publix-coworker-in-rare-company/1086728 TARPON SPRINGS — If, as authorities charge, Arunya Rouch shot a colleague to death March 30 at the Tarpon Springs Publix, she represents a rare class of criminal: women who kill in the workplace. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:34:49 -0500 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/10/48hours/main6383938.shtml http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/10/48hours/main6383938.shtml Learn More About Parricide, Matricide and the Behaviors Behind The Acts Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:34:05 -0500 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/11/18644351.php http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/11/18644351.php An FBI affidavit has just been released in the investigation of the 2004 Animal Liberation Front break-in at the University of Iowa. It shows the stream-of-consciousness approach the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force took to the investigation, including surfing MySpace and Facebook and using an informant to identify activists on YouTube. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:32:30 -0500 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/318192,israeli-airport-security-skips-scanners-favours-profiling--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/318192,israeli-airport-security-skips-scanners-favours-profiling--feature.html Tel Aviv - Israel's Ben Gurion Airport is considered one of the most secure in the world, even without passengers having to pass through an obtrusive body scanner. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:29:46 -0500 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2010/04/12/dna-could-free-murder-convict-after-12-years-72703-26224759/ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2010/04/12/dna-could-free-murder-convict-after-12-years-72703-26224759/ THE killer of drifter Peter Halliday could have his sentence quashed after spending 12 years in prison. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:28:42 -0500 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/7572464/One-in-four-DNA-profiles-could-be-of-innocents.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/7572464/One-in-four-DNA-profiles-could-be-of-innocents.html At least one in four DNA profiles being collected by the police are for innocent people, a study has suggested. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:27:41 -0500 http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpps/news/dpgonc-forensic-breakthrough-helps-finger-taliban-bombers-km-20100411_7010541 http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpps/news/dpgonc-forensic-breakthrough-helps-finger-taliban-bombers-km-20100411_7010541 (NewsCore) - Forensic research pioneered in Britain is being used to track down Taliban bombers by the fingerprints found on their devices - even after they've blown up, the News of the World reported Sunday. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:27:13 -0500 http://www.wgal.com/news/23090654/detail.html http://www.wgal.com/news/23090654/detail.html CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- A group of college students working in Franklin County found the skeletal remains of a teenager who was reported missing 15 years ago, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:26:40 -0500 http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/90592329.html http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/90592329.html All four cases once were considered "cold." All four were solved with DNA. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:26:14 -0500 http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/04/09/1146718/dna-brings-arrest-in-2003-rape.html http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/04/09/1146718/dna-brings-arrest-in-2003-rape.html Two Florida men are accused of kidnapping and assaulting an Idaho woman. Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/04/09/1146718/dna-brings-arrest-in-2003-rape.html#ixzz0kdNxgtlS Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:48:24 -0500 http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/09/tampa-forensics-experts-teach-techniques-nigeria/news-breaking/ http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/09/tampa-forensics-experts-teach-techniques-nigeria/news-breaking/ Tampa police Detective Charles Massucci and USF anthropology professor Erin Kimmerle are part of group traveling to Nigeria to help teach modern forensic techniques. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:46:46 -0500 http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/topten_040910.htm http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/topten_040910.htm Press Release For Immediate Release April 9, 2010 Washington D.C. FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:45:40 -0500 http://blog.al.com/live/2010/04/witness_investigators_needed_j.html http://blog.al.com/live/2010/04/witness_investigators_needed_j.html View full size(Press-Register/Mike Kittrell)Anthony Hopkins is shown during jury selection on Tuesday, April 6, 2010.MOBILE, Ala. -- Investigators had to wait days for the body of Arletha Hopkins to thaw, even using the Jaws of Life to peel away the walls of the freezer where she lay, a forensic scientist testified Thursday. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:37:32 -0500 http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-04-09-it-whizz-takes-on-big-guns http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-04-09-it-whizz-takes-on-big-guns Standard Bank, the MTN Group and subsidiary MTN Mobile Money are being sued for damages that could amount to more than half a billion rands, it emerged this week. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:36:51 -0500 http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2010/04/rpof-hires-enron-investigator-goes-after-credit-card-spending.html http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2010/04/rpof-hires-enron-investigator-goes-after-credit-card-spending.html TALLAHASSEE – The Republican Party of Florida has hired a powerhouse firm that helped investigate the Enron debacle to conduct what’s called a “forensic audit” of its finances in the wake of the scandal surrounding ousted chairman Jim Greer. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:35:57 -0500 http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12278473 http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12278473 Forensic experts have discovered possible human remains in material recovered from the World Trade Center site. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:35:25 -0500 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14849160 http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14849160 RIVERSIDE, Calif.—Prosecutors say a 22-year-old man has been charged with nine arson fires and is suspected of starting dozens more in Riverside County. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:35:00 -0500 http://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2010/040610.htm http://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2010/040610.htm Harrisburg, PA – U.S. Marshal Michael R. Regan announced today that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested Troy Dillard in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:04:38 -0500 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/04/08/20100408arizona-dui-medicine-cases.html http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/04/08/20100408arizona-dui-medicine-cases.html The driver was wearing his tennis shoes on the wrong feet, and he could lift his arms only halfway to his chocolate-covered face when officers stopped him at a Tucson fast-food restaurant. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:34:32 -0500 http://www.bolivarmonews.com/articles/2010/04/07/news/doc4bbba2b4b6fb7093204698.txt http://www.bolivarmonews.com/articles/2010/04/07/news/doc4bbba2b4b6fb7093204698.txt With 14 fatal accidental prescription drug overdoses in Polk County in 2009, officials say abuse of prescription drugs is on the rise. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:30:04 -0500 http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/cops-casey-anthony-told-inmate-caylees-remains/story?id=10315519 http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/cops-casey-anthony-told-inmate-caylees-remains/story?id=10315519 Casey Anthony knew details about her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony's remains before they were made public knowledge, according to a police interview with a fellow inmate of Anthony's. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:24:12 -0500 http://www.wvnstv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=78000 http://www.wvnstv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=78000 In the 15 years since its inception, MU's Forensic Science Center has grown in size and reputation. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:02:41 -0500 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/DN-forensic_08tex.ART.State.Edition2.4c7a7e1.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/DN-forensic_08tex.ART.State.Edition2.4c7a7e1.html AUSTIN – State lawmakers suggested Wednesday that the prosecutor Gov. Rick Perry placed in charge of the Texas Forensic Science Commission is doing more to impede cases than investigate them. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:02:12 -0500 http://drugalcoholnews.com/brittany-murphys-prescription-drugs/04014 http://drugalcoholnews.com/brittany-murphys-prescription-drugs/04014 After the sudden death of actress Brittany Murphy, forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht spoke to Maggie Rodriguez about the prescription drugs found in the actress’s home and the possible cause of death. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:44:17 -0500 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/04/06/exconvicts-legal-name-change.html http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/04/06/exconvicts-legal-name-change.html Ex-convicts, including sex offenders such as former junior hockey coach Graham James, can avoid having their criminal history checked by legally changing their name. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/04/06/exconvicts-legal-name-change.html#ixzz0kQEo6kBh Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:50:45 -0500 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6943492.html http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6943492.html The United States Wednesday donated some communication equipment to the police of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan following Monday's attacks on its Consulate General. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:48:41 -0500 http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Officials%3A+Chemicals+used+to+make+meth+sparked+stubborn+fire+in+Franklin&articleId=8c9f13e5-b10d-424a-9149-5b80d7f18d64 http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Officials%3A+Chemicals+used+to+make+meth+sparked+stubborn+fire+in+Franklin&articleId=8c9f13e5-b10d-424a-9149-5b80d7f18d64 FRANKLIN – Machine-gun toting DEA agents confronted confused neighbors. Dangerous chemicals mixed with open flame. And smoke irritated the respiratory systems of students as authorities Tuesday raided a methamphetamine lab just doors down from Franklin High School. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:48:00 -0500 http://thecrimereport.org/2010/04/06/new-ohio-dna-law-called-nations-best-in-protecting-the-innocent/ http://thecrimereport.org/2010/04/06/new-ohio-dna-law-called-nations-best-in-protecting-the-innocent/ Experts say Ohio now has some of the best laws in the country to protect the innocent from wrongful convictions and put the right people behind bars, reports the Columbus Dispatch. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:45:09 -0500 http://www.the-news-leader.com/news/article/4804037 http://www.the-news-leader.com/news/article/4804037 Columbus -- Gov. Ted Strickland has signed into law new requirements for DNA sampling and testing of individuals facing criminal charges or already convicted of crimes. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:44:26 -0500 http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/575266 http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/575266 April 7, 2010 - Able to decrypt BitLocker drives and break TrueCrypt hard drive encryption, Passware Kit Forensic v9.7 can acquire memory of seized computer over FireWire port - even if computer is locked. Complete encrypted evidence discovery solution reports all password-protected items on computer and gains access to these items using decryption and password recovery algorithms. No changes are made to target computer, and solution can be run in portable mode from USB drive. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:43:05 -0500 http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7372063/ http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7372063/ Raleigh, N.C. — Investigators often turn to entomologists for help solving violent crimes. By studying the life cycle of flies, entomologists can often determine when a person died, where they died and sometimes how they died. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:42:15 -0500 http://www.livemint.com/2010/04/06222658/Financial-fraud-hit-87-of-Ind.html http://www.livemint.com/2010/04/06222658/Financial-fraud-hit-87-of-Ind.html The previous survey, carried out in 2008, had only 47% complaining on this count. At least 75% of Indian firms said instances of fraud had increased over the past two years. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:41:44 -0500 http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=12615 http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=12615 Planned changes to the government's rules on DNA retention may be delayed until after the election to get a key bill passed. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:37:26 -0500 http://www.examiner.com/x-35821-Immigration-Reform-Examiner~y2010m4d5-Attorney-General-Eric-Holder-saves-illegal-alien-gang-members-from-the-death-penalty http://www.examiner.com/x-35821-Immigration-Reform-Examiner~y2010m4d5-Attorney-General-Eric-Holder-saves-illegal-alien-gang-members-from-the-death-penalty It has come to light that on Feb. 3, 2010, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Neal McBride, ordering him “not to seek the death penalty” against three illegal alien gang members charged with robbing and murdering... Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:30:36 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/nyregion/06timessq.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/nyregion/06timessq.html In the waning hours of Sunday, what has become something of a violent Easter night ritual began to unfold. Hundreds of people filled Times Square, some pouring out of the subway, howling and unruly. By night’s end, four people had been shot, and the police had arrested 33 people. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:26:54 -0500 http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100406/GJNEWS_01/704069903 http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100406/GJNEWS_01/704069903 NEWMARKET — The 46-year old man nabbed on the street by FBI agents on Friday manufactured pornographic videos showing prepubescent girls and toddlers performing sex acts and shared them online, authorities allege. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:20:15 -0500 http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100406/NEWS/100409770/1002&parentprofile=1001 http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100406/NEWS/100409770/1002&parentprofile=1001 A videotape that shows 12-year-old Kayleah Wilson walking by the mall Sunday afternoon shows the girl made it that far in her reported walk to a birthday party that afternoon, an FBI agent announced Monday. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:18:52 -0500 http://pittnews.com/article/2010/04/05/anthropology-professor-helps-county-identify-bodies http://pittnews.com/article/2010/04/05/anthropology-professor-helps-county-identify-bodies For some believers, our fates lie in the stars, our future in the marks of our palms. For Jeffrey Schwartz, our identity is in our bones. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:17:26 -0500 http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/forensic-section-of-dubai-police-uncovers-new-methods-of-passport-forgery-1.607507 http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/forensic-section-of-dubai-police-uncovers-new-methods-of-passport-forgery-1.607507 Partial counterfeiting of documents most common, says forensic expert in Dubai Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:16:20 -0500 http://www.livemint.com/2010/04/06133927/Start-fraud-control-KPMG-tell.html?h=A1 http://www.livemint.com/2010/04/06133927/Start-fraud-control-KPMG-tell.html?h=A1 The KPMG Fraud Survey Report 2010 indicates the increase of fraud in Indian private and public sectors and advises the industry to take action now Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:15:25 -0500 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7368547 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7368547 VALLEY VILLAGE, Calif. (KABC) -- Police said Armenian gangs may be behind a shooting massacre at a Valley Village restaurant over the weekend. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:23:09 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/nyregion/06shootweb.html?src=me http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/nyregion/06shootweb.html?src=me Four people were shot in three episodes in Midtown Manhattan, and the police said they arrested 54 people as rowdy crowds roamed the area in the waning hours of Sunday and early Monday in what has become something of a violent Easter Night ritual. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:58:34 -0500 http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/89926027.html http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/89926027.html A lawyer for the Ohio Innocence Project argued Monday for new DNA testing in the 1993 slaying of Neal Rankin of Akron, saying eight pieces of evidence from the crime scene could contain scientific proof that Dewey Amos Jones III did not commit the crime. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:56:14 -0500 http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/04/05/security-disaster-recovery-or-audit-which-matters-most/ http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/04/05/security-disaster-recovery-or-audit-which-matters-most/ Working with business as an external auditor and security professional for as long as I have I think that I’ve finally stopped being surprised by the odd views held by some management teams. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:53:58 -0500 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=47672 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=47672 BAGHDAD - A green argon-ion laser is the only light in a corner of an otherwise pitch black room as Michael Palermo, a forensic scientist, examines latent finger prints on an energy drink can. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:53:15 -0500 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/crime/article/DNAA05_20100404-213404/335122/ http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/crime/article/DNAA05_20100404-213404/335122/ DNA testing in a 26-year-old sexual-assault case has been ordered by a Richmond Circuit Court judge on behalf of the man acquitted of the crime, Thomas E. Haynesworth. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:51:35 -0500 http://heraldargus.com/articles/2010/04/05/news/local/doc4bb923d3aea41073451559.txt http://heraldargus.com/articles/2010/04/05/news/local/doc4bb923d3aea41073451559.txt Police hope citizens’ academy gives better understanding of duties Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:50:57 -0500 http://www2.dothaneagle.com/dea/news/crime_courts/article/houston_county_sheriffs_mobile_crime_scene_unit_displayed_for_regions_law_e/142229/ http://www2.dothaneagle.com/dea/news/crime_courts/article/houston_county_sheriffs_mobile_crime_scene_unit_displayed_for_regions_law_e/142229/ Richard Johnson said a mobile crime scene unit recently acquired by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office will greatly benefit smaller law enforcement agencies, including the Clio Police Department where he serves as chief of police. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:52:48 -0500 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-step-toward-greater-privacy-in-the-cloud/?cs=40459 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-step-toward-greater-privacy-in-the-cloud/?cs=40459 or 24 years, the Electronic Communications Act of 1986 has governed, among other things, how law enforcement can access and/or use archived voice mail, e-mail and other communications. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:52:29 -0500 http://www.wibc.com/news/Story.aspx?ID=1213789 http://www.wibc.com/news/Story.aspx?ID=1213789 Sketch courtesy Kentucky State PolicePolice in Elizabethtown, Kentucky have a new lead in a 23-year-old murder case. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:51:18 -0500 http://www.mtvernonlisbonsun.com/article.php?viewID=6343 http://www.mtvernonlisbonsun.com/article.php?viewID=6343 The unexplained death in 1959 of 17-year-old Marlene “Mickey” Padfield of Lisbon is drawing renewed interest following publication of a story in the Sun on March 18. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:50:51 -0500 http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100401/bc_infanticide_100401/20100401?hub=BritishColumbia http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100401/bc_infanticide_100401/20100401?hub=BritishColumbia As Vancouver police probe the possible murder of a baby in the city, CTV News investigates the difference between homicide and infanticide. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:49:55 -0500 http://www.fox2now.com/news/morningshow/ktvi-gangs-st-louis-beth-huebner-040110,0,1339677.story http://www.fox2now.com/news/morningshow/ktvi-gangs-st-louis-beth-huebner-040110,0,1339677.story MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO (KTVI-FOX2now.com) - We see the images almost daily on the news. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:49:15 -0500 http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100402/NEWS/4020375/-1/NEWS http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100402/NEWS/4020375/-1/NEWS With April designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Pocono Medical Center reminds the public that the hospital has a team of 15 registered Sexual Assault Forensic Examination nurses who examine rape and sexual assault victims. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:48:14 -0500 http://www.ptinews.com/news/592595_Forensic-experts-to--9-11-rubble-for-bones http://www.ptinews.com/news/592595_Forensic-experts-to--9-11-rubble-for-bones